Iron formation-hosted iron ores in the Hamersley Province of Western Australia

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 9-19

  Clout, J M F ^a  

^a FAusIMM Head Resource Strategy   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRISTMASES; HEMATITE DEPOSITS; HEMATITE ORES; IRON FORMATIONS; MARRA MAMBAS; MINERALISATION; NANOMETRE; NANOMETRE SCALES; PETROGRAPHIC STUDIES; PILBARA; SUPERGENE PROCESSES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

FORMING; HEMATITE; IRON ORES; IRON OXIDES; MINERALS; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; ORE DEPOSITS; ORES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOSPHORUS; SILICATES; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; WEATHERING;

IRON DEPOSITS;

EID: 58049153509     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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