Singularity theory and methods for mapping geochemical anomalies caused by buried sources and for predicting undiscovered mineral deposits in covered areas

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 122, Issue , 2012, Pages 55-70

  Cheng, Qiuming ^a,b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anomaly and background decomposition; Covered areas; Information extraction; Mineral potential mapping; Overlapping anomalies; Weak anomalies

Indexed keywords

COVERED AREAS; INFORMATION EXTRACTION; OVERLAPPING ANOMALIES; POTENTIAL MAPPING; WEAK ANOMALIES;

ARID REGIONS; DEPOSITS; FORECASTING; FRACTALS; IRON DEPOSITS; MINERAL RESOURCES; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TIN; VEGETATION;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

DECOMPOSITION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; IRON; MAPPING; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERALIZATION; SKARN; TIN;

CHINA; GEJIU; YUNNAN;

EID: 84867403765     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

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