An assessment of the efficiency of a stereological correction for recovering the volumetric grade of particles from measures on polished sections

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 303-322

  Chiaruttini, C ^a   Piga, L ^b   Schena, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comminution; Mineral liberation; Particle characterization; Stereology

Indexed keywords

COMMINUTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR CORRECTION; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MINERALOGY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RANDOM PROCESSES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

MINERAL LIBERATION;

ORE TREATMENT;

ORE GRADE; THIN SECTION; VOLUME;

EID: 0032714148     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-7516(99)00026-5     Document Type: Article

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