Hematite and goethite from duricrusts developed by lateritic chemical weathering of precambrian banded iron formations, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 22-31

  Ramanaidou, E ^a   Nahon, D ^b   Decarreau, A ^c   Melfi, A J ^d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Goethite; Hematite; Laterite; M ssbauer Spectrometry

Indexed keywords

BANDED IRON FORMATION; DURICRUST; GOETHITE; HAEMATITE; LATERITE; WEATHERING;

BRAZIL, MINAS GERAIS, CAPANEMA;

EID: 0029731342     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.1996.0440102     Document Type: Article

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