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Research Article
Mineralogical and Chemical Characterization of Disseminated Low-Grade Sudanese Chromite Ore in Gedarif State at Umm Saqata-Qala Elnahal
Author(s): Mahmoud Motasim Hassan Al-Tigani, Abdelshakour Awdekarim Mohamed and Ahmed Abdullah Sadeek SeifelnasrMahmoud Motasim Hassan Al-Tigani, Abdelshakour Awdekarim Mohamed and Ahmed Abdullah Sadeek Seifelnasr
This study was carried out on the low-grade chromite, Gedarif state, Sudan, at Umm Saqata- Qala Elnahal to
achieve full characterization for the ore via Microscopic studies for the polish section samples, X-ray diffraction
analysis (XRD), X-ray Fluorescence Analysis (XRF), Scanning electron microscopic with Energy Dispersive X-ray
Spectroscopy (SEM-EDX), and physical properties tests. Microscopic study revealed that the liberation size of
chromite mineral is in the range (0.30-0.05) mm. also the X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence and scanning electron
microscope with the Energy Dispersive X-ray analysis showed that main gangue of the ore is mineral silicates as
Antigorite and contains 21.58-19.60% Cr2O3. The physical tests (saturated density and dry density) demonstrated
that ore has low density in range 2.54-2.38 g/cm3 b.. Read More»
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