A comparative study of fuzzy weights of evidence and random forests for mapping mineral prospectivity for skarn-type Fe deposits in the southwestern Fujian metallogenic belt, China

Zhenjie Zhang1, Renguang Zuo2, Yihui Xiong2
1School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
2State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China

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