Composition and dissolution kinetics of garnierite from the Loma de Hierro Ni-laterite deposit, Venezuela

Chemical Geology

Volumn 249, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 191-202

  Soler, Josep M ^a   Cama, Jordi ^a   Galí, Salvador ^b   Meléndez, Williams ^c   Ramírez, Armando ^c   Estanga, José ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^d C A   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Dissolution; Garnierite; Laterite; Nickel; Serpentine; Talc

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; LATERITE; NICKEL; ORE DEPOSIT; SERPENTINE; TALC; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

EID: 40449129507     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.12.012     Document Type: Article

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