Geochemical mineralization probability index (GMPI): A new approach to generate enhanced stream sediment geochemical evidential map for increasing probability of success in mineral potential mapping

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 115, Issue , 2012, Pages 24-35

  Yousefi, Mahyar ^a   Kamkar Rouhani, Abolghasem ^a   Carranza, Emmanuel John M ^b  

^a SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anomaly intensity; Exploration success; Geochemical evidential map; Geochemical mineralization probability index; Mineral potential mapping; Stream sediment

Indexed keywords

ANOMALY INTENSITY; ASSIGNMENT OF; EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS; FUZZIFICATIONS; GEOCHEMICAL ANOMALY; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; GEOCHEMICAL SIGNATURES; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; POTENTIAL MAP; POTENTIAL MAPPING; PREDICTION RATE; PREDICTIVE CAPACITY; PROBABILITY INDEX; PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS; STREAM SEDIMENTS;

FACTOR ANALYSIS; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

FACTOR ANALYSIS; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; MAPPING METHOD; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALIZATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PORPHYRY; PROBABILITY;

EID: 84859812374     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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