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Separate flowcharts have been constructed for (1) some computer-based techniques for mineral-resource estimation; (2) different types of input for computer-based mineral-resource estimation and statistical exploration; and (3) quantification and analysis of geoscience map data. Several examples are presented to illustrate the geostatistical modeling of results obtained by image analysis, and the interpretation of probability index maps derived by multivariate statistical analysis of systematically quantified data on the geological framework of a region.
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Agterberg, F.P. (1981). Computers as an Aid in Mineral-Resource Evaluation. In: Merriam, D.F. (eds) Computer Applications in the Earth Sciences. Computer Applications in the Earth Sciences. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7732-0_3
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