Modelling the geometry of geological units and its uncertainty in 3D from structural data - The potential-field method

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 355-362

  Chiles, J P ^a   Aug, C ^b   Guillen, A ^a   Lees, T ^c  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b BRGM   (France)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOMETRY; MINERAL EXPLORATION; ORE DEPOSITS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

3-D GEOLOGICAL MODELS; 3D GEOLOGICAL MODELLING; GEOLOGICAL INTERFACES; GEOLOGICAL MODELLING; GEOMETRIC MODELING; POTENTIAL FIELD METHODS; STANDARD DEVIATION; UNIVERSAL COKRIGING;

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 58049174040     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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