Sampling and analysis of chemical element concentration distribution in rock units and orebodies

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-44

  Agterberg, F P ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ELEMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GEOSTATISTICS; ORE BODY; SAMPLING;

EID: 84867398296     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: 16077946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-19-23-2012     Document Type: Article

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