Comparison of supergene mimetic and supergene lateritic iron ore deposits

Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B: Applied Earth Science

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-39

  Ramanaidou, E R ^a   Morris, R C ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Brazil; lateritic iron ore; Supergene iron ore; weathering

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BRAZIL; DIFFERENT PRECURSORS; GANGUE MINERALS; MAJOR FACTORS; MINERAL TEXTURE; SOUTH AMERICA; SUPERGENE; SURFACE COMPLEX;

HEMATITE; IRON DEPOSITS; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; TEXTURES; WEATHERING;

IRON ORES;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GOETHITE; HEMATITE; IRON ORE; METALLOGENESIS; MINERAL ALTERATION; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERAL RESOURCE; MINERALIZATION; MINING; ORE BODY; SOURCE ROCK; SUPERGENE PROCESS; WEATHERING RATE;

AUSTRALIA; BRAZIL; HAMERSLEY RANGE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 78651107655     PISSN: 03717453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/037174510X12853354810589     Document Type: Article

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