Mineral classification revisited: Use of quasiternary diagrams in the visualization of compositional distribution of inorganic material in coal

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 591-595

  Ollila, Heikki J ^a   Daavitsainen, Jouni H A ^a   Nuutinen, Laura H ^a   Tiainen, Minna S ^a   Virtanen, Mika E ^a   Laitinen, Risto S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; COMPOSITION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; KAOLIN; MINERALOGY; PYRITES; QUARTZ; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TERNARY SYSTEMS;

COMPOSITIONAL DISTRIBUTION; INORGANIC MATERIAL; MINERAL CLASSIFICATION; QUASITERNARY DIAGRAM;

COAL;

EID: 33645633782     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef050241y     Document Type: Article

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