Prospectivity analysis of gold using regional geophysical and geochemical data from the Central Lapland Greenstone Belt, Finland

Special Paper of the Geological Survey of Finland

Volumn 2007, Issue 44, 2007, Pages 251-269

  Nykänen, Vesa ^a   Salmirinne, Heikki ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Central Lapland Greenstone Belt; Finland; Fuzzy logic; Geochemical methods; Geographic information systems; Geophysical methods; Gold ores; Kittil ; Lapland Province; Mineral exploration; Models; Paleoproterozoic; Sodankyl ; Weights of evidence

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOPHYSICS; GIS; GOLD; GREENSTONE BELT; MINERAL EXPLORATION; ORE DEPOSIT;

EID: 37149054074     PISSN: 07828535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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