In situ distribution of gold in ores using high-resolution x-ray computed tomography

Economic Geology

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1697-1701

  Kyle, J Richard ^a   Ketcham, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED AXIAL TOMOGRAPHY (CAT); HIGH RESOLUTION X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (HRXCT); MINERALIZATIONS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GOLD; IMAGE ANALYSIS; METAL RECOVERY; PORPHYRINS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

GEOLOGY;

GOLD; MINERAL EXPLORATION; ORE DEPOSIT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOMOGRAPHY; X-RAY;

EID: 3042803160     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.98.8.1697     Document Type: Article

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