Minerals & Ores

There is a great need for ensuring the correct quality of minerals being used by cement plants, ceramic, paint and ferrite industries. Spectro assists the industries by providing accurate, reliable and prompt testing services for evaluating minerals and Ores and other building materials as per National and International norms.

Types of Products tested

Iron ores	Maganese Ores	Asbestos
Haematite	Maganite	Chrysolite
Magnetite	Pyrolusite	Crocidolite
Building Stones	Cement Raw materials	Refractory
Granite	Gypsum	Sillimanite
Limestone	Limestone	Kaynite
Basalt	Bauxite	Andalusite
Sandstone	Mineral Pigments	Abrasive materials
Quartzite	Hematite	Graphite
Talc	Chromite	Emery Grains
Slate	Aluminum Ores	Ceramic Materials
Silleminite	Bauxite	Kaolin (China Clay)
Molybednum Ores	Copper Ores	Ball Clay
Molybdnite	Malachite	Fire Clay
		Wollastonite
Magnesium Ores	Zirconium Ores	Lead Ores
Magnesite	Zirconite	Galena
Zinc Ores	MICA	TALC

Testing Parameters

Loss on Ignition	Iron Oxide	Calcium Oxide
Sodium Oxide	Potassium Oxide	Barium Oxide
Boron	Cobalt	Free lime
Dead Burnt lime	Silica	Magnesia
Chlorides	Phosphates	Manganese
Lead	Zirconium	Fluorine
Selenium	Heavy metals	Acid solubles
Acid insolubles	Water solubles	Sieve analysis
Free silica	Free lime	Alumina
Titania	Sulphates	Copper
Chromium	Zinc	Nickel
Molybdenum	Tellurium	Carbon
Moh's hardness	Available lime	Carbonates
Specific gravity	Ash content

Instrumentation

• XRF
• ICP SPECTROMETER
• Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
• UV -visible spectrophotometer
• UV-VIS Spectrophotometer- Thermo Electron Corp
• Thermal conductivity Unit
• Electro analyzer
• Turbidometer
• Adsorption capacity unit
• Moh's Hardness kit