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| Self-organizing feature map neural network and K-means algorithm as a data excavation tool for obtaining geological information from regional geochemical exploration data |
| CHEN Jun-Lin1, PENG Run-Min1, LI Shuai-Zhi1, 2, CHEN Xi-Cai2 |
1.School of Earth Sciences and Resources,China University of Geosciences (Beijing),Beijing 100083,China;
2.The First Geological Institute of The China Metallurgical Geology Bureau,Langfang 065201,China |
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Abstract Regional geochemical data contain abundant geological information.The excavation of useful information from regional geochemical data is of important significance for the study of regional geology.In this paper,a model based on the self-organizing feature map and K-means algorithm is applied as a data excavation tool to discover hidden geological information from regional geochemical exploration data.For each data point,the raw data of each element is transformed by data normalization as the input value of the model.By means of SOM clustering and K-means clustering as the second step,the input data points can be divided into different groups,and then geological information can be acquired by analyzing the clustering results.Stream sediment survey data from southwest England is used as an example to test the performance of this model.The case study results demonstrate that:First,the clustering maps generated by the model agree well with the geological spatial distribution pattern.Accordingly,they can be used to predict the spatial distribution of geological bodies;Second,geological information is concealed in each cluster member.By analyzing and interpreting these geochemical characteristics, the geological information concealed in geochemical data can be discovered;Third,regional geochemical data excavation approach based on SOM network and K-means clustering is an effective geological information acquisition method,which can be used as a supplementary and strengthening way for conventional regional geology research.
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Received: 29 August 2016
Published: 20 October 2017
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