First results on the LPO-derived seismic properties of iron ores from the Quadrilátero Ferrífero region, southeastern Brazil

Tectonophysics

Volumn 460, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 21-33

  Morales, Luiz F G ^a   Lagoeiro, Leonardo E ^a   Endo, Issamu ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

EBSD; Iron ores; Lattice preferred orientations; Quadril tero Ferr fero; Seismic properties

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; HEMATITE; IRON ORE; LATTICE DYNAMICS; MAGNETITE; MINERALOGY; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC PROPERTY; WAVE VELOCITY;

BRAZIL; MINAS GERAIS; QUADRILATERO FERRIFERO; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 54849424921     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.06.021     Document Type: Article

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