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GEOLOGICAL INFERENCE [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological Research and Exploration
  • Remote Sensing
  • Cartography
DEF

The mental "search" of the subsurface for hidden ore bodies through the use of geologic expertise.

OBS

... geologic inference includes the formulation of a conceptual model for all the known occurrences of a specific type of deposit, and the use of that model to predict the locations of undiscovered occurrences and to guide the instrumented and physical exploration of the predicted locations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
  • Télédétection
  • Cartographie

Spanish

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