Application of Decision Tree Algorithm for classification and identification of natural minerals using SEM-EDS

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 80, Issue , 2015, Pages 38-48

  Akkaş, Efe ^a   Akin, Lutfiye ^a   Evren Cubukcu H ^a   Artuner, Harun ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

C5.0 Decision Tree; Decision Tree Algorithm; Energy dispersive spectrometry; Mineral classification; Scanning Electron Microscope

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DECISION TREES; FELDSPAR; IGNEOUS ROCKS; MAGNESIUM; MICA; MINERALS; OLIVINE; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICATE MINERALS; TREES (MATHEMATICS); X RAY SPECTROMETERS;

CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; CLASSIFICATION AND IDENTIFICATIONS; CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURE; DECISION-TREE ALGORITHM; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETRY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROMETERS; MINERAL IDENTIFICATION; THE SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES (SEM);

DATA MINING;

ALGORITHM; CLASSIFICATION; MINERAL; MINERALOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84926300024     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2015.03.015     Document Type: Article

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