Mineralogical Fingerprint of Iron Ore Tailings in Paraopeba River Bedload Sediments after the B1 Dam Failure in Brumadinho, MG (Brazil)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Area
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Sampling
3.2. Analytical Procedures
3.2.1. Macroscopic Description
3.2.2. Sampling and Physicochemical Characterization
3.2.3. Mineralogy
4. Results
4.1. M2
4.2. P3
4.3. P8
4.4. P16
4.5. P19
4.6. P22
4.7. Mineralogical Data
5. Discussion and Interpretations
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Laureano, F.V.; Kwitko-Ribeiro, R.; Guimarães, L.; Leão, L.P. Mineralogical Fingerprint of Iron Ore Tailings in Paraopeba River Bedload Sediments after the B1 Dam Failure in Brumadinho, MG (Brazil). Minerals 2022, 12, 716. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12060716
Laureano FV, Kwitko-Ribeiro R, Guimarães L, Leão LP. Mineralogical Fingerprint of Iron Ore Tailings in Paraopeba River Bedload Sediments after the B1 Dam Failure in Brumadinho, MG (Brazil). Minerals. 2022; 12(6):716. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12060716
Chicago/Turabian StyleLaureano, Fernando Verassani, Rogerio Kwitko-Ribeiro, Lorena Guimarães, and Lucas Pereira Leão. 2022. "Mineralogical Fingerprint of Iron Ore Tailings in Paraopeba River Bedload Sediments after the B1 Dam Failure in Brumadinho, MG (Brazil)" Minerals 12, no. 6: 716. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12060716
APA StyleLaureano, F. V., Kwitko-Ribeiro, R., Guimarães, L., & Leão, L. P. (2022). Mineralogical Fingerprint of Iron Ore Tailings in Paraopeba River Bedload Sediments after the B1 Dam Failure in Brumadinho, MG (Brazil). Minerals, 12(6), 716. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12060716