Mineralogy, geochemistry and origin of Mn in the high-Mn iron ores, Bahariya Oasis, Egypt

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 63-76

  Baioumy, Hassan M ^a   Khedr, Mohamed Z ^b   Ahmed, Ahmed H ^c,d  

^a CENTRAL METALLURGICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE CMRDI   (Egypt)

^b Kafrelsheikh University   (Egypt)

^c Helwan University   (Egypt)

^d KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Bahariya Oasis; Egypt; Iron ores; Manganese

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BAHARIYA OASIS; EGYPT; ELECTRON PROBE MICRO ANALYZER; HYDROXIDE MINERALS; IRON-MAKING INDUSTRY; MINERALOGY , GEOCHEMISTRIES; MODES OF OCCURRENCES;

CERIUM ALLOYS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEPOSITS; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON ALLOYS; IRON MINES; IRON ORE REDUCTION; IRON ORES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MANGANESE OXIDE; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRATIGRAPHY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

MANGANESE;

FERROMANGANESE DEPOSIT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOETHITE; GRAIN SIZE; HEMATITE; IRON ORE; MANGANESE; MINERALOGY; ORE DEPOSIT; PETROGRAPHY; RHODOCHROSITE; SUPERGENE PROCESS;

BAHARIYA OASIS; EGYPT; GIZA [EGYPT];

EID: 84876315846     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2012.12.009     Document Type: Article

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