Tantalum and niobium

Critical Metals Handbook

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 361-384

  Linnen, Robert ^a   Trueman, David L ^b   Burt, Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b GraviTa Inc ^*  (Canada)

^c GraviTa Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbonatites; Granites; Niobium; Peraluminous pegmatites; Production; Recycling; Syenites; Tantalum

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DEPOSITS; GRANITE; MINERAL INDUSTRY; NIOBIUM; NIOBIUM ALLOYS; NIOBIUM MINES; ORES; PRODUCTION; RECYCLING; SCRAP METAL REPROCESSING; SILICATES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TANTALUM; TANTALUM DEPOSITS; TANTALUM MINES; TANTALUM OXIDES;

BEARING STEELS; BUYERS AND SELLERS; CARBONATITES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; IONIC RATIOS; PERALUMINOUS; SYENITES; TRANSACTION PRICE;

NIOBIUM DEPOSITS;

EID: 85018995309     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118755341.ch15     Document Type: Chapter

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