A time-series audit of Zipf s Law as a measure of terrane endowment and maturity in mineral exploration
Controversy has surrounded the application of Zipf’s Law as a potential exploration tool since it was first proposed by Folinsbee in 1977. The current study empirically assesses, with the wisdom of hindsight, the realism of predictions that could have been made at various times in the past about the...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Published: |
Society of Economic Geologists Inc
2011
|
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7048 |