Applying discriminant analysis to separate the alteration zones within the Sungun porphyry copper deposit

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 4472-4486

  Asghari, Omid ^a   Hezarkhani, Ardeshir ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alteration; Discriminant analysis; Fluid inclusion; Porphyry copper deposit

Indexed keywords

ALTERATION; FLUID INCLUSION; FLUID INCLUSION DATA; HOMOGENIZATION TEMPERATURES; LINEAR DISCRIMINANT FUNCTIONS; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL METHOD; PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS; SEPARATION BOUNDARIES;

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; MINERALOGY; SEPARATION; VAPORS;

QUARTZ;

EID: 63049095992     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2008.4472.4486     Document Type: Article

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