Application of multifractal modeling technique in systematic geochemical stream sediment survey to identify copper anomalies: A case study from Ahar, Azarbaijan, Northwest Iran

Chemie der Erde

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 397-402

  Pazand, Kaveh ^a   Hezarkhani, Ardeshir ^b   Ataei, Mohammad ^c   Ghanbari, Yousef ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Background; Fractal; Geochemical anomalies; Thresholds

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; FRACTIONATION; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALIZATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; THRESHOLD;

AHAR; EAST AZERBAIJAN; IRAN;

EID: 82955189203     PISSN: 00092819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemer.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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