Application of high resolution X-ray computed tomography to mineral deposit origin, evaluation, and processing

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 65, Issue P4, 2015, Pages 821-839

  Kyle, J Richard ^a   Ketcham, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid inclusions; Gold; Mineral inclusions; Mineralogy; Ore processing; Ores; Platinum; X ray computed tomography

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; GEOLOGY; GOLD; GOLD ORE TREATMENT; ISOTOPES; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; ORE DEPOSITS; ORE REDUCTION; ORE TREATMENT; ORES; PLATINUM; SCANNING; TOMOGRAPHY; TRACE ELEMENTS; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION; FINE-GRAINED PARTICLES; FLUID INCLUSION; HIGH-RESOLUTION X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIES; MINERAL INCLUSIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL INFORMATION; TRACE ELEMENT GEOCHEMISTRY; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

FLUID INCLUSION; GOLD; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERALOGY; ORE MINERAL; PLATINUM; TOMOGRAPHY; X-RAY;

EID: 84922681697     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.09.034     Document Type: Article

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