Identification of magnetic minerals by scanning electron microscope and application of ferrofluid

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-162

  Kletetschka, Gunther ^a,b,c   Kontny, Agnes ^d  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ferrofluid; Ilmenohematite; Magnetic mineralogy; Magnetic susceptibility; Magnetism; SEM; Titanomagnetite

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; MAGNETIC MINERAL;

EID: 19544368602     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11200-005-0002-8     Document Type: Article

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