Quantitative microstructural characterization of natrojarosite scale formed during high-pressure acid leaching of lateritic nickel ore

American Mineralogist

Volumn 94, Issue 8-9, 2009, Pages 1111-1119

  Timms, Nicholas E ^a   Li, Jian ^b   Reddy, Stetevenen M ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Defects; Growth; Jarosite; Microstructure; Mineral; Scale

Indexed keywords

AUTOCLAVES; BACKSCATTERING; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; DEFECTS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); IRON OXIDES; MICROSTRUCTURE; MINERALS; ORES; PRESSURE VESSELS; SHEAR STRESS; SOILS;

BACKSCATTER ELECTRON IMAGING; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS; ELECTRON BACK SCATTER DIFFRACTION; HIGH PRESSURE ACID LEACHING; JAROSITES; MICRO-STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; SCALE;

LEACHING;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEFORMATION; HIGH PRESSURE; INHIBITOR; IRON OXIDE; JAROSITE; LATERITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; NICKEL; PREFERRED ORIENTATION;

EID: 76649134445     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2009.3104     Document Type: Article

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