Arturo Rojas

Name: Arturo Rojas
Title: Dr.
Institution: Instituto Superior Minero Metalurgico de Moa
Address: Las Colorada, Moa, HOlguin, Cuba
City, ZIP code: Moa 83329
Country: Cuba
E-mail: artrojaspuron@ismm.edu.cu
Interests: Geochemistry, Novel data analysis methods, SEXAFS, XMCD, High temperature studies, Soft X-ray spectroscopy, Materials science, X-ray detectors, Solid solutions, XANES
Keywords: goethite
iron oxides
clays
laterites.
color in the minerals
XAFS
soils
XRD, TEM, SEM.
selective extraction of metals.
hematite.
maghemite.

Brief description of the work:

I work to Mineralogy of the laterites. I research geochemical and mineralogical lateritic profile, and iron minerals in soils. I use X Ray diffraction, and Thermal Analysis, SEM, TEM.