Geology and geochemistry of the Águas Claras and Pico Iron Mines, Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 751-774

  Spier, Carlos Alberto ^a   de Oliveira, Sonia Maria Barros ^b   Rosière, Carlos Alberto ^c  

^a Mineracoes Brasileiras Reunidas   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

guas Claras; Banded iron formation; Iron ore; Itabirite; Pico; Quadril tero Ferr fero

Indexed keywords

BANDED IRON FORMATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEMATITE; ITABIRITE; METALLOGENESIS; ORE BODY; QUARTZ;

BRAZIL; MINAS GERAIS STATE; QUADRILATERO FERRIFERO;

EID: 0141954871     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-003-0371-2     Document Type: Article

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