Co-rich lithiophorite in manganese ores of the Bonai-Keonjhar belt, Orissa

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 407-411

  Mohapatra, B K ^a   Mishra, P P ^a   Singh, P P ^b   Paul, A K ^b   Rajeev, ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF MINERALS AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UTKAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bonai Keonjhar belt; Lithiophorite (cobaltian); Manganese ores; Orissa

Indexed keywords

COBALT; MANGANESE DEPOSIT; ORE DEPOSIT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; ORISSA; SOUTH ASIA;

PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 30444435536     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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