Singularity analysis of ore-mineral and toxic trace elements in stream sediments

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 234-244

  Cheng, Qiuming ^a,b   Agterberg, Frederik P ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

GIS; Mineral potential mapping; Mineralization; Non linear theory; Singularity

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ARSENIC; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; CONFORMAL MAPPING; FRACTALS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALS; MINING; ORE ANALYSIS; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; ORE DEPOSITS; ORES; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; TEACHING; TIN; TIN DEPOSITS; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TOXIC MATERIALS; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CLASS SIZES; EARTH'S CRUSTS; ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYS; GIS; HIGH CONCENTRATIONS; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSITS; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESSES; LOCAL SINGULARITIES; MINERAL DEPOSITS; MINERALIZATION; MINING ACTIVITIES; MULTIFRACTAL PROPERTIES; NEW TOOLS; NON-LINEAR THEORY; SINGULARITY; SINGULARITY ANALYSES; SINGULARITY MAPPINGS; SPATIAL PROXIMITIES; STREAM SEDIMENTS; STUDY AREAS; TOXIC ELEMENTS; TOXIC TRACE ELEMENTS;

MINERALOGY;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GIS; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; MAPPING METHOD; MINERALIZATION; MINING; ORE DEPOSIT; ORE MINERAL; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TRACE ELEMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YUNNAN;

EID: 58349095340     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2008.02.034     Document Type: Article

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