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• Laterite — (from the Latin word later meaning brick or tile) is a surface formation in hot and wet tropical areas which is enriched in iron and aluminium and develops by intensive and long lasting weathering of the underlying parent rock. Nearly all kinds… …   Wikipedia

• Bauxite — is the most important aluminium ore. It consists largely of the minerals gibbsite Al(OH)3, boehmite γ AlO(OH), and diaspore α AlO(OH), together with the iron oxides goethite and hematite, the clay mineral kaolinite and small amounts of anatase… …   Wikipedia

• Garnierite — is a general name for a green nickel ore which is found in pockets and veins within weathered and serpentinized ultramafic rocks. The name was given by Jules Garnier who first described it 1864 for an occurrence in New Caledonia. It forms by… …   Wikipedia

• Chrysoprase — This article is about the mineral. For the fictional character, see Trolls (Discworld). Chrysoprase (Poland) Chrysoprase, chrysophrase or chrysoprasus is a gemstone variety of chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline form of silica) that contains small… …   Wikipedia

• Lateritic nickel ore deposits — are surficial, weathered rinds formed on ultramafic rocks.They comprise 73% of the continental world nickel resources and will be in the future the dominant source for the winning of nickel. Genesis and types of nickel laterites Lateritic nickel… …   Wikipedia

• M. S. Krishnan (geologist) — Maharajapuram Seetharaman Krishnan (24 August 1898 24 August 1970, Tanjore) was an Indian geologist. Krishnan excelled in early student years and was given a fellowship to study in England. He completed his Ph. D. at the age of 26 and joined the… …   Wikipedia