Knowledge accumulation techniques in MINEX-an electronic field guide to rocks and minerals

Development of an expert system to teach qualitative mineralogy is presented. The system is designed to help a user learn the subject and not rely on the program as a "black-box". A consultation session attempts to mimic the dialogue that might occur between an expert mineralogist and a no...

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Published in1995 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics Vol. 2; pp. 1648 - 1652 vol.2
Main Authors Nagel, J., Meech, J.A.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 1995
Subjects
Chemical elements
Deductive databases
Education
Expert systems
Fuzzy logic
Geologic measurements
Geology
Hybrid intelligent systems
Minerals
Terminology
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ISBN0780325591
9780780325593
DOI10.1109/ICSMC.1995.538010

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Summary:Development of an expert system to teach qualitative mineralogy is presented. The system is designed to help a user learn the subject and not rely on the program as a "black-box". A consultation session attempts to mimic the dialogue that might occur between an expert mineralogist and a novice examining a mineral specimen. Inputs such as unique properties, crystal characteristics, luster, color, streak, hardness, S.G. and cleavage are used to decide if the mineral is indeed, the one the pupil has suggested. The paper describes the method used to accumulate heuristic observations even when data are extremely uncertain.
ISBN:0780325591
9780780325593
DOI:10.1109/ICSMC.1995.538010