Identification of Surface Processes in Individual Minerals of a Complex Ore through the Analysis of Polished Sections Using Polarization Microscopy and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)

Understanding the changes of a mineral during ore processing is of capital importance for the development of strategies aimed at increasing the efficiency of metal extraction. This task is often difficult due to the variability of the ore in terms of composition, mineralogy and texture. In particula...

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Main Authors: Dhamelyz Silva-Quiñones, Chuan He, Melissa Jacome-Collazos, Carsten Benndorf, Andrew V. Teplyakov, Juan Carlos F. Rodriguez-Reyes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
XPS
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/10/427