Research Article
Characterization of Chemical Composition and Microstructure of Natural Iron Ore from Muko Deposits
Table 1
Complete chemical composition of Muko iron ore.
| Ore | Ug 1 | Ug 2 | Ug 3 | Ug 4 | Ug 5 | Ug 6 | Mine | Rushekye | Kamena | Kyanyanuzinda | Nyamiyaga | Butare | Kashenyi | Marking | a | b | c | e | f | d |
| Chemical composition (mass %) |
| FeO | 0.26 | 0.82 | 0.26 | 0.10 | 0.33 | 0.46 | Fe2O3 | 97.8 | 97.2 | 98.3 | 98.7 | 96.6 | 86.7 | SiO2 | 0.96 | 0.80 | 0.41 | 0.62 | 1.20 | 5.10 | Al2O3 | 0.58 | 0.65 | 0.35 | 0.43 | 1.00 | 6.00 | S | <0.001 | 0.002 | 0.006 | 0.001 | <0.001 | 0.003 | P2O5 | <0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | <0.02 | 0.05 | 0.02 | MnO | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | ZnO | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | PbO | <0.01 | 0.02 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | CuO | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | MgO | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | TiO2 | <0.02 | <0.02 | <0.02 | <0.02 | 0.03 | 0.17 | C | 0.013 | 0.020 | 0.020 | 0.010 | 0.019 | 0.083 |
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