Traditional mining and mineralogy of geophagic clays from limpopo and free state provinces, South Africa

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 47, 2010, Pages 8058-8067

  Ekosse, G I E ^a   de Jager, L ^b   Ngole, V ^a  

^a WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Colour; Heat treatment; Kaolinite; Pounding; Sieving

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; MICA; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLAY; CONSUMER; EATING DISORDER; GEOPHAGIA; GRINDING; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINERALOGY; MINING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AFRICA;

TERMITARIA;

EID: 78649653301     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb10.296     Document Type: Article

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