Genesis of the “soft” iron ore at S11D Deposit, in Carajás, Amazon Region, Brazil

Abstract The origin of the soft ore at the S11D iron mine in Carajás was investigated using 20 samples from a diamond drill hole. The methods of analyses were X-ray diffraction (XRD), optical microscopy, whole-rock chemistry, and scanning electron microscope coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spec...

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Main Authors: Aline Cristina Sousa da Silva, Marcondes Lima da Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Geology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2317-48892020000100304&lng=en&tlng=en