Multi-element association analysis of stream sediment geochemistry data for predicting gold deposits in south-central Yunnan Province, China

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 341-348

  Ali, Khaled ^a,b   Cheng, Qiuming ^a,c   Li, Wenchang ^d   Chen, Yongqing ^e  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b De Beers Group   (South Africa)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^d Yunnan Geological Survey   (China)

^e China Geological Surveys   (China)

Author keywords

Ailaoshan; Geochemistry; Gold; Intrusives; Mineralization; Multi element association; Principal component analysis; Ultramafic

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; DATA STREAMS; DEPOSITS; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALOGY; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; ORES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTS;

AILAOSHAN; INTRUSIVES; MINERALIZATION; MULTI-ELEMENT; ULTRAMAFIC;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

GOLD; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YUNNAN;

EID: 33750887218     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/06-109     Document Type: Article

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