The association of carbonate alteration of banded iron formation with the Carajás high-grade hematite deposits

Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B: Applied Earth Science

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 26-30

  Guedes, Sérgio Corrêa ^a   Rosière, Carlos A ^b   Barley, Mark E ^c  

^a GAJAN ^*  (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Banded iron formation; Caraj s District; Carbonate alteration; High grade hematite deposits

Indexed keywords

IRON ORES; MINING; ROCKS; SILICA;

BANDED IRON FORMATION; HEMATITE LENSES;

METALLURGY;

BANDED IRON FORMATION; CARBONATE ROCK; HEMATITE; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; IRON ORE;

BRAZIL; CARAJAS; PARA [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 1142293771     PISSN: 03717453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/037174503225011234     Document Type: Article

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