Classification of distinct eruptive phases of the diamondiferous Star kimberlite, Saskatchewan, Canada based on statistical treatment of whole rock geochemical analyses

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3321-3336

  Grunsky, E C ^a   Kjarsgaard, B A ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CORE DRILLING; DIAMOND DEPOSITS; DIAMOND DRILLING; DIAMONDS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DRILLS; EARTH SCIENCES; EQUIVALENCE CLASSES; GEOCHEMISTRY; IMAGE RETRIEVAL; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STATISTICS; TRACE ELEMENTS; VECTORS;

BULK SAMPLINGS; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA SETS; DRILL CORES; DRILL HOLES; ERUPTIVE EVENTS; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSES; GEOCHEMICAL DATUMS; LINEAR DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; LITHOSPHERIC MANTLES; MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITIONS; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; PETROGRAPHIC STUDIES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; SASKATCHEWAN , CANADA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL TREATMENTS;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

CORE LOGGING; DATA SET; DIAMOND; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DRILLING; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; KIMBERLITE; MINERALOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PETROGRAPHY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 56349135797     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.04.027     Document Type: Article

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