Fe-Ti-oxide ore of the Mesoarchean Nuasahi ultramafic-mafic complex, Orissa and its utilization potential

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 623-633

  Mohanty, J K ^a   Paul, A K ^b  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF MINERALS AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Fe Ti C composite; Ilmenite; India; Magnetite; Nuasahi; Orissa; Ultramafic mafic complex

Indexed keywords

ILMENITE; MAGNETITE; MINERAL ALTERATION; ORE BODY; TITANOMAGNETITE; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; ORISSA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 58349103536     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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