Analysis of the fractal clustering of ore deposits in the Spanish Iberian Pyrite Belt

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 307-318

  Gumiel, P ^a,b   Sanderson, D J ^c   Arias, M ^b   Roberts, S ^c   Martin Izard A ^d  

^a INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fractal; Iberian Pyrite Belt; Mineral exploration; Multifractal; Stockwork

Indexed keywords

BOX-COUNTING; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; FRACTAL METHODS; GEOLOGICAL CONTROL; GEOPHYSICAL MAPS; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; IBERIAN PYRITE BELTS; LENGTH SCALE; MINERAL DEPOSITS; MULTI FRACTALS; MULTIFRACTAL MODELS; ONE DIMENSION; POWER-LAW; SPATIAL ATTRIBUTE; STOCKWORK; THICKNESS DISTRIBUTIONS; TWO-DIMENSION; VOLCANIC-HOSTED MASSIVE SULFIDES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPOSITS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALS; ORE ANALYSIS; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; ORE DEPOSITS; SILICATE MINERALS;

FRACTALS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GIS; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT;

IBERIAN PYRITE BELT;

EID: 78649721988     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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