Fully automated analysis of chemical and physical properties of individual mineral species in heavy mineral sands by computer controlled scanning electron microscopy (CCSEM)

2005 Heavy Minerals Conference Proceedings

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 103-108

  Frei, D ^a   Knudsen, C ^a   McLimans, R K ^b   Bernstein, S ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^b DuPont Titanium Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; ILMENITE; SAND; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL METHODS; ZIRCON;

COMPUTER CONTROLLED SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (CCSEM); DEAGGLOMERATION; HEAVY MINERAL SANDS;

MINERAL RESOURCES;

EID: 33646916082     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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