Kimberlite degradation: The role of cation type

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 1351-1359

  Boshoff, E T ^a   Morkel, J ^a,b   Vermaak, M K G ^b   Pistorius, P C ^b  

^a Cullinan Diamond Mine ^*  (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diamonds; Ion exchange

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; DIAMONDS; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; ION EXCHANGE; IRON COMPOUNDS; NEGATIVE IONS; POSITIVE IONS; WEATHERING;

AQUEOUS WEATHERING MEDIUM; KIMBERLITE DEGRADATION; MINERALS ENGINEERING; SWELLING OF CLAYS; TRIVALENT SPECIES;

CLAY;

EID: 35548984454     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2007.08.008     Document Type: Article

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