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Mineral Separation by an Electrochemical-Magnetic Method

Nature volume 167, page 1074 (1951)Cite this article

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A SIMPLE method has been devised for the separation of minerals with a relatively high electrical conductivity in rock powders. It is based on the selective deposition upon these minerals of metallic iron, in an electrolytic cell, enabling them to be separated from the non-conducting grains with a magnet.

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  1. Department of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Cape Town,

    H. C. G. VINCENT

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VINCENT, H. Mineral Separation by an Electrochemical-Magnetic Method. Nature 167, 1074 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/1671074a0

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