Application of CCSEM to heavy mineral deposits: Source of high-Ti ilmenite sand deposits of South Kerala beaches, SW India

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-42

  Bernstein, Stefan ^a   Frei, Dirk ^a   McLimans, Roger K ^b   Knudsen, Christian ^a   Vasudev, Venkatramaiah N ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^b DuPont Titanium Technologies   (United States)

^c Geological Consultant   (India)

Author keywords

CCSEM; Garnet; Ilmenite; Mineral chemistry; Provenance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CONTROLLED SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HEAVY MINERAL DEPOSITS; MINERAL CHEMISTRY;

COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER CONTROL; GARNETS; ILMENITE; MINERALOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY;

BASEMENT ROCK; BEACH; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GARNET; HEAVY MINERAL; ILMENITE; ORE DEPOSIT; PROVENANCE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 36248932154     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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