Abstract:The concept of mineral system, which interprets mineral deposits in relation to terrestrial dynamics, is currently used to interpret the genesis of deposits holistically, being an important tool for mineral research. In this sense, the present work makes an interpretation of nickel laterite according to the precepts of mineral systems and points out potential areas for further research in Brazil. One of the main sources of nickel comes from minerals formed by surface changes of ultramafic rocks submitted to tr… Show more
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