Distribution of ilmenite minerals in placer deposits along the middle coast of Southern Brazil using spaceborne and ground-based remote sensing.

Titanium oxide is of fundamental strategic importance in the global market as it is used as a raw material by several industries, such as medical prostheses, paints, pigments, and, more recently, electronic chips. The main source of titanium oxide is ilmenite, a mineral deposited in many coastal are...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Prates Hallal, Carla Cristine Porcher, Bijeesh Kozhikkodan Veettil, Jean Marcel de Almeida Espinoza, Silvia Beatriz Alves Rolim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314238
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