Mapping geochemical singularity using multifractal analysis: application to anomaly definition on stream sediments data from Funin Sheet, Yunnan, China

Bai, Jian, Porwal, Alok, Hart, Craig, Ford, Arianne, and Yu, Le (2010) Mapping geochemical singularity using multifractal analysis: application to anomaly definition on stream sediments data from Funin Sheet, Yunnan, China. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 104. pp. 1-11.

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Abstract

Most conventional statistical methods aiming at defining geochemical concentration thresholds for separating anomalies from background have limited effectiveness in areas with complex geological settings. This paper uses multifractal analysis to combine the characteristics of geochemical frequency distribution and spatial dispersion in order to map geochemical singularities instead of using conventional statistically derived concentration thresholds. The model, termed radius–areal Productivity (r–P) model, employs a stable measure and a scale-increasing method to estimate geochemical singularities spatially on geochemical landscape for delineating potential anomalies. The model is applied to geochemical data of regional stream sediments from the Funin Sheet, Yunnan, China.

Item ID: 35884
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 0375-6742
Funders: University of Western Australia, China Scholarship Council, Yunnan Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
Date Deposited: 23 Oct 2014 01:56
FoR Codes: 04 EARTH SCIENCES > 0402 Geochemistry > 040201 Exploration Geochemistry @ 70%
04 EARTH SCIENCES > 0403 Geology > 040399 Geology not elsewhere classified @ 30%
SEO Codes: 84 MINERAL RESOURCES (excl. Energy Resources) > 8401 Mineral Exploration > 840199 Mineral Exploration not elsewhere classified @ 100%
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