Mapping geochemical singularity using multifractal analysis: Application to anomaly definition on stream sediments data from Funin Sheet, Yunnan, China

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Bai, Jian ^a,b,c   Porwal, Alok ^d   Hart, Craig ^c   Ford, Arianne ^c   Yu, Le ^c,e  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b Yunnan Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Geochemical anomaly; Geochemical singularity; Multifractal analysis; Radius areal Productivity model

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION THRESHOLD; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; GEOCHEMICAL ANOMALY; GEOCHEMICAL CONCENTRATIONS; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; GEOLOGICAL SETTING; MULTIFRACTAL ANALYSIS; ON-STREAM; PRODUCTIVITY MODEL; SPATIAL DISPERSION; STREAM SEDIMENTS; YUNNAN , CHINA;

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; FRACTALS; HYDRAULICS; PRODUCTIVITY; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; MAPPING; MODELING; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

CHINA; YUNNAN;

EID: 74449093176     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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