Multifractal modelling and spectrum analysis: Methods and applications to gamma ray spectrometer data from southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 283-294

  Cheng, Qiuming ^a,b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alteration zones; Gamma ray spectrometer data; GIS; Gold mineralization; Multifractal modelling; Spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

FRACTALS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GOLD; GRANITE; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; MINERALOGY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ALTERATION ZONES; MULTIFRACTAL MODELLING; POWER-SPECTRUM FUNCTIONS; SEMIVARIOGRAM;

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS;

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; GIS; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; MINERALIZATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; VARIOGRAM;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 33750598196     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-006-0283-y     Document Type: Article

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