Research Article

Development and Characterization of Norite-Based Cementitious Binder from an Ilmenite Mine Waste Stream

Table 2

Traced minerals in the norite.

MineralsMass%

Plagioclase [(Na, Ca, Al)-silicates]64
Hyperstone [(Ca, Mg, Fe, Al)-silicates]10
Biotite [(K, Mg, Al)-silicates]7
Other silicates5
Ilmenite [FeOTiO2]13
Sulfides0.5
Apatite [Ca(PO4)3(F, Cl, OH)]0.5