Iron and Manganese Ore Deposits: Mineralogy, .
GEOLOGY – Vol. IV – Iron and Manganese Ore Deposits: Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Economic Geology Jens Gutzmer and Nicolas J. Beukes ©Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) 1. Introduction Iron, in the form of cast iron and steel, is arguably the backbone of all industrial development, and indispensable to modern civilization.