Volcanic origin of the proterozoic itabira iron formation, Quadrilátero Ferrífero, minas gerais, Brazil

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 119-121

  Pires, F R M ^a   Aranha, D M ^a   Cabral, A R ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; CRUSHED STONE PLANTS; IRON ORES; KAOLINITE; MAGNETITE; OXIDE MINERALS; QUENCHING; VOLCANOES;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; EXTERNAL-; IRON FORMATIONS; IRON ORE MINES; MAGNETITE CONTENTS; MESOSCOPIC STRUCTURES; PROTEROZOIC; TYPE STRUCTURES; VOLCANIC ORIGINS; WIDE AREAS;

ORES;

EID: 58049181387     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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