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Last Updated:: 01/04/2025
Typical Composition of Major Minerals of Kerala
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Composition% (Typical)
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Ilmenite
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Rutile
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Leucoxene
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Zircon
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Sillimanite
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Monazite
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TiO2
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59.88
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94.04
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79.65
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0.30
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0.12
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RE2O3 -57.5%
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Fe2O3
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26.98
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3.36
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7.5
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0.86
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1.0
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ThO2-7.96%
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FeO
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8.4
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Nil
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0.47
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Nil
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Nil
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Acid Insoluble’s
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T/Fe
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25.34
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Nil
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5.60
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Nil
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Nil
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5.05%
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SiO2
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0.83
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0.58
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4.18
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30.33
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36.58
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Cr2O3
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0.04
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Nil
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0.06
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Nil
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Nil
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AI2O3
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1.16
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0.65
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3.31
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2.51
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61.62
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ZrO2
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Traces
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0.64
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0.65
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64.81
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0.18
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V2O5
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0.2
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0.36
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0.28
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Nil
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Nil
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MgO
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0.79
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Nil
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1.1
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Nil
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Nil
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MnO
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0.4
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0.05
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Traces
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Nil
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Nil
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28.21
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P2O5
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0.19
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0.028
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0.35
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0.46
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Nil
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Na2O
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Nil
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Nil
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Traces
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0.03
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Nil
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K2O
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Nil
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Nil
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Nil
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0.02
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Nil
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CaO
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Nil
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Nil
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Nil
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Nil
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Nil
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LOI at 900dc
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0.98
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.22
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2.38
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0.3
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0.47
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Specific Gravity
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4.20
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4.25
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3.50
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4.69
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3.27
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5.14
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Guarantee
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58% TiO2
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92%TiO2
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75%TiO2
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64% ZrO2
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60%AI2O3
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(Source: KMML)