Self-similar fractal analysis of gold mineralization of Dayingezhuang disseminated-veinlet deposit in Jiaodong gold province, China

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-102

  Deng, Jun ^a,b   Wang, Qingfei ^a,b   Wan, Li ^a,c   Yang, Liqiang ^a,b   Gong, Qingjie ^a,b   Zhao, Jie ^a,b   Liu, Huan ^a,b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dayingezhuang; Disseminated; Fractal; Gold grade; Jiaodong

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLING STRUCTURES; CUT OFFS; DAYINGEZHUANG; DISSEMINATED; GOLD MINERALIZATIONS; JIAODONG; MICRO FRACTURES; SELF-SIMILAR FRACTALS; SHEAR ZONES;

FRACTAL DIMENSION; GOLD; MINERALOGY; ORES; PARTIAL DISCHARGES;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GOLD; MINERALIZATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORE BODY; ORE GRADE; SHEAR ZONE; THRESHOLD;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHANDONG; SHANDONG PENINSULA;

EID: 65549096172     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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