Natural magnetite nanoparticles from an iron-ore deposit: Size dependence on magnetic properties

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 151-160

  Rivas Sanchez M L ^a   Alva Valdivia, Luis M ^a,c   Arenas Alatorre, J ^a   Urrutia Fucugauchi, J ^a   Perrin, M ^b   Goguitchaichvili, Avto ^c   Ruiz Sandoval, M ^d   Ramos Molina, M A ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^c INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

^d Dirección General y Dirección de Tecnología   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Berthierine; Iron ore deposit; Magnetic properties; Magnetite nanoparticles; Mexico; Particle size; Pe a Colorada

Indexed keywords

BERTHIERINE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; IRON ORE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETITE; MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY; ORE DEPOSIT; PARTICLE SIZE; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 62149136955     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352895     Document Type: Article

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