Tracing iron ore tailings in the marine environment: An ...
The iron ore tailings were able to deposit in Fundão Dam terraces close to – m, with dark reddish (likely hematite) to orange (likely goethite) material stained by heavy iron minerals (Schwertmann, 1993). In the case of hematite and goethite, when exposed to the oxidizing environment, tailings may form secondary oxidized minerals after ...