Spatial analysis of airborne geophysical data applied to geological mapping and mineral prospecting in the Serra Leste Region, Carajás Mineral Province, Brazil

Surveys in Geophysics

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 377-405

  Filho, Carlos Roberto de Souza ^a   Nunes, Alfredo Rossetto ^a   Leite, Emilson Pereira ^a   Monteiro, Lena Virgínia Soares ^a   Xavier, Roberto Perez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Airborne potential field data; Mineral prospecting; Platinum group elements; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MANGANESE DEPOSITS; PLATINUM; THORIUM;

AIRBORNE POTENTIAL FIELD DATA; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

MINERALOGY;

DATA PROCESSING; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOPHYSICS; HOST ROCK; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MAGNETIC FIELD; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALIZATION; MODELING; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; POTENTIAL FIELD; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

BRAZIL; CARAJAS; PARA [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 41549086894     PISSN: 01693298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10712-008-9031-5     Document Type: Article

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