Author(s)

Pranaba K. Nayak

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India.

Mohanty et al. (2012) have wrongly analyzed M?ssbauer spectra obtained from various iron ore samples. We criticized their approach suggesting suitable methodology, and suggested to refer earlier work carried out by Nayak et al. (2001, 2004) on representative samples from the same geological belt.

Mossbauer Spectroscopy; Banded Iron Formation; Goethite; Magnetite; Hematite

P. Nayak, "Comment on “Integrated Mineralogical Characterization of Banded Iron Ores of Orissa and Its Implications on Beneficiation” by Mohanty et al. (2012), Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering, 11, 1133-1142*," Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering, Vol. 1 No. 5, 2013, pp. 280-283. doi: 10.4236/jmmce.2013.15042.