Geochemistry of ilmenites in heavy mineral sand deposits from Southwestern India: A source to beach case study

2005 Heavy Minerals Conference Proceedings

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 37-45

  Lloyd, Felicity ^a   McLimans, Roger ^b   Kearns, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DuPont Titanium Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DATA ACQUISITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGY; ILMENITE; SAND; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

HEAVY MINERAL SAND DEPOSITS; IRON LEACHING; TRANSPORT DRAINAGE SYSTEMS;

MINERAL RESOURCES;

EID: 33646909732     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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