Use of QEMSCAN® for the characterization of Ni-rich and Ni-poor goethite in laterite ores

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1119-1129

  Andersen, Jens C Ø ^a   Rollinson, Gavyn K ^a   Snook, Ben ^a   Herrington, Richard ^b   Fairhurst, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mineral processing; Ore mineralogy; Oxide ores

Indexed keywords

ALBANIA; ANALYSIS SYSTEM; AUTOMATED SCANNING; EPMA ANALYSIS; LATERITE ORES; MANGANESE CONTENT; MINERAL IDENTIFICATION; MINERAL PROCESSING; NICKEL LATERITE; ORE MINERALOGY; OXIDE ORES; PHILIPPINES; QEMSCAN; QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITIONAL DATA; QUANTITATIVE VALIDATION; SPATIALLY RESOLVED; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; X-RAY ACQUISITION;

CHROMIUM; COBALT; COBALT COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; MANGANESE; MINERALOGY; MINING; NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS; ORES; PLATINUM ORE TREATMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICATE MINERALS; SOILS;

MINERALS;

EID: 69749123565     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2009.03.012     Document Type: Article

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