Mineralogical characteristics of the superlarge Quaternary bauxite deposits in Jingxi and Debao counties, western Guangxi, China

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue , 2012, Pages 53-62

  Liu, Xuefei ^a   Wang, Qingfei ^a   Zhang, Qizuan ^b   Feng, Yuewen ^a   Cai, Shuhui ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b Guangxi Bureau of Geo Exploration and Mineral Development   (China)

Author keywords

DTA; EPMA; Karstic bauxite; Ore forming environment; SEM EDS; XRD

Indexed keywords

ANATASE; BAUXITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLINITY; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DIASPORE; DISSOLUTION; GIBBSITE; GOETHITE; ORE MINERAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PERMIAN; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; QUATERNARY; WEATHERING;

CHINA; GUANGXI ZHUANGZU; JINGXI;

EID: 84860475519     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2012.02.011     Document Type: Article

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