Low-density geochemical mapping and the robustness of geochemical patterns

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 219-227

  Smith, David B ^a   Reimann, Clemens ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Geochemical background; Global geochemical baselines; Low density geochemical mapping

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; MAPPING;

CONTINENTAL SCALE; ELEMENT CONTENTS; GEOCHEMICAL BACKGROUND; GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION; GEOCHEMICAL MAPPING; GEOCHEMICAL PATTERNS; GLOBAL GEOCHEMICAL BASELINES; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY;

GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYS;

EXPLORATION; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; MAP;

AFRICA; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49649098389     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/08-171     Document Type: Article

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