Mineral characterisation by EPMA mapping

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 444-451

  Pownceby, M I ^a   MacRae, C M ^a   Wilson, N C ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mineral processing; Ore mineralogy; Waste processing

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; MAPPING; ORE TREATMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE TREATMENT;

DISTRIBUTION MAPS; MINERAL PROCESSING; PHASE DISTRIBUTION ANALYSES; TEXTURAL FEATURES;

MINERAL RESOURCES;

EID: 33947595192     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2006.10.014     Document Type: Article

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