Dehydroxylation and dissolution of nickeliferous goethite in New Caledonian lateritic Ni ore

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 162-172

  Landers, Matthew ^a   Gilkes, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid dissolution; Dehydroxylation; Goethite; Hematite; Lateritic Ni; New Caledonia

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; HYDROXYLATION; IRON COMPOUNDS; NICKEL; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DEHYDROXYLATION; GOETHITE; HEMATITE; NICKELIFEROUS GOETHITE;

CLAY MINERALS;

DEHYDROXYLATION; DISSOLUTION; GOETHITE; HEMATITE; LATERITIZATION; NICKEL; ORE DEPOSIT; THERMAL ALTERATION;

KONIAMBO MASSIF; MELANESIA; NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA]; NEW CALEDONIA [NEW CALEDONIA (DPN)]; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 33846817483     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2006.08.012     Document Type: Article

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