A multifractal simulation model for the distribution of VMS deposits in the Spanish segment of the Iberian Pyrite Belt

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1917-1927

  Arias, Mónica ^a   Gumiel, Pablo ^a,b   Sanderson, Dave J ^c   Martin Izard, Agustin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Iberian Pyrite Belt; Multifractal model; Prospectivity; VMS deposits

Indexed keywords

GENERALIZED DIMENSION; IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; IBERIAN PYRITE BELTS; MULTI FRACTALS; MULTIFRACTAL ANALYSIS; MULTIFRACTAL MODELS; PROBABILITY MAPS; PROSPECTIVITY; REALISTIC SIMULATION; SIMULATION MODEL; SPATIAL ATTRIBUTE;

DEPOSITS; FRACTALS; MINERALOGY; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GIS; MASSIVE SULFIDE; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALIZATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

IBERIAN PYRITE BELT;

EID: 82955187611     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2011.07.012     Document Type: Article

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