Stringhamite, a New Hydrous Copper Calcium Silicate from Utah
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Charlesite, a New Mineral of the Ettringite Group, from Franklin, New Jersey
American Mineralogist, Volume 68, pages 1033-1037,1983 Charlesite, a new mineral of the ettringite group, from Franklin, New Jersey PBre J. DuxN Department of Mineral Sciences SmithsonianInstitution, Washington,D. C. 20560 DoNero R. Peecon Department of GeologicalSciences University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 PBrnn B. LBavBNs Departmentof Geology Universityof Delaware, Newark, Delaware l97ll eNo JonN L. Beuu Franklin Mineral Museum Franklin. New Jersey 07416 Abstract Charlesite,ideally C4(AI,Si)z(SO4)2(B(OH)4)(OH,O)r2.26H2Ois a member of the ettrin- gite group from Franklin, New Jersey, and is the Al analogueof sturmanite. Chemical analysisyielded CaO27.3, Al2O3 5.1, SiO2 3.1, SO3 12.8,B2o33.2, H2O 48.6, sum : 100.1 percent.-Charlesiteis hexagonal,probable spacegroup P3lc, with a = ll.16(l), c = 21.21(2)4. The strongest lines in the X-ray powder difraction pattern (d, IlIo, hkl) are: 9.70,100, 100;5.58, 80, 110;3.855,80, ll4;2.749,70,304;2.538,70,126;2.193,70,2261 404. Charlesite occurs as simple hexagonal crystals tabular on {0001} and has a perfect {10T0}cleavage. The densityis 1.77glcm3 (obs.) and 1.79glcms (calc.). Optically, charlesite is uniaxial( -) with a : | .492(3)and e : 1.475(3).It occurswith clinohedrite,ganophyllite, xonotlite, prehnite, roeblingite and other minerals in severalparageneses at Franklin, New Jersey. Charlesite is named in honor of the late Professor Charles Palache. Introduction were approved, prior to publication, by the Commission Minerals and Mineral Names. I. M. A. The An ettringite-like mineral was first described from on New specimenwas divided into three portions. -
Understanding Fluid–Rock Interactions and Lixiviant/Oxidant Behaviour for the In-Situ Recovery of Metals from Deep Ore Bodies
School of Earth and Planetary Science Department of Applied Geology Understanding Fluid–Rock Interactions and Lixiviant/Oxidant Behaviour for the In-situ Recovery of Metals from Deep Ore Bodies Tania Marcela Hidalgo Rosero This thesis is presented for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of Curtin University February 2020 1 Declaration __________________________________________________________________________ Declaration To the best of my knowledge and belief, I declare that this work of thesis contains no material published by any other person, except where due acknowledgements have been made. This thesis contains no material which has been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma in any university. Tania Marcela Hidalgo Rosero Date: 28/01/2020 2 Abstract __________________________________________________________________________ Abstract In-situ recovery (ISR) processing has been recognised as a possible alternative to open- pit mining, especially for low-grade resources. In ISR, the fluid–rock interaction between the target ore and the lixiviant results in valuable- (and gangue-) metal dissolution. This interaction is achieved by the injection and recovery of fluid by means of strategically positioned wells. Although the application of ISR has become more common (ISR remains the preferential processing technique for uranium and has been applied in pilot programs for treating oxide zones in copper deposits), its application to hard-rock refractory and low-grade copper-sulfide deposits is still under development. This research is focused on the possible application of ISR to primary copper sulfides usually found as deep ores. Lixiviant/oxidant selection is an important aspect to consider during planning and operation in the ISR of copper-sulfide ores. -
Minerals in Cement Chemistry: a Single-Crystal Neutron Diffraction and Raman
American Mineralogist, Volume 97, pages 1060–1069, 2012 Minerals in cement chemistry: A single-crystal neutron diffraction and Raman spectroscopic study of thaumasite, Ca3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O G. DIEGO GATTA,1,2,* GARRY J. MCINTYRE,3 JULIA G. SWANSON,4 AND STEVEN D. JACOBSEN4 1Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universita’ degli Studi di Milano, Via Botticelli 23, I-20133 Milano, Italy 2CNR-Istituto per la Dinamica dei Processi Ambientali, Milano, Italy 3The Bragg Institute, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC, New South Wales 2232, Australia 4Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, U.S.A. ABSTRACT Thaumasite, Ca3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)⋅12H2O, is recognized as a secondary-alteration mineral and indicator of sulfate attack in Portland cement in contact with sulfate-rich groundwater, especially in cold regions. The hydrogen positions in thaumasite have been determined from single-crystal neutron diffraction structure refinements at 300 and 22 K. No phase transitions occur within the temperature range investigated. The structure of thaumasite is largely held together by hydrogen bonding. The major structural units [CO3 groups, SO4 tetrahedra, Si(OH)6 octahedra, and Ca(OH)4(H2O)4 polyhe- dra] are interconnected via 10 distinct hydrogen bonds. Analysis of the difference-Fourier maps of the nuclear density reveals the positions of all 10 hydrogen atoms in the structure, and the hydrogen bonding becomes shorter (stronger) upon decreasing temperature to 22 K. The SO4 tetrahedron ex- pands upon decreasing temperature (i.e., negative thermal expansion at the molecular level), driven 4+ by shortening of the hydrogen bonding between [Ca3Si(OH)6(H2O)12] columns. -
Bentorite Ca6(Cr, Al)2(SO4)3(OH)12 • 26H2O C 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, Version 1
Bentorite Ca6(Cr, Al)2(SO4)3(OH)12 • 26H2O c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Hexagonal. Point Group: 6/m 2/m 2/m. As stout hexagonal prisms, {1010}, {1011}, {0001}, to 0.25 mm; commonly in fibrous masses, granular aggregates, and thin films. Twinning: On {1010} as composition plane. Physical Properties: Cleavage: {1010}, perfect; {0001}, distinct. Hardness = 2 D(meas.) = 2.025 D(calc.) = 2.021 Optical Properties: Transparent. Color: Bright violet. Streak: Very pale violet. Luster: Vitreous. Optical Class: Uniaxial (+). Pleochroism: O = nearly colorless; E = pale violet. Absorption: O < E. ω = 1.478(2) = 1.484(2) Cell Data: Space Group: P 63/mmc. a = 22.35 c = 21.41 Z = 8 X-ray Powder Pattern: Hatrurim Formation, Israel. 9.656 (100), 5.592 (40), 1.942 (20), 3.60 (10), 3.23 (10), 2.772 (10), 3.89 (8) Chemistry: (1) SO3 14.99 CO2 6.70 SiO2 2.50 Al2O3 1.01 Fe2O3 0.10 Cr2O3 7.48 MgO 0.00 CaO 29.90 H2O 37.70 Total 100.38 (1) Hatrurim Formation, Israel; by AA, SO3 by gravimetric analysis, CO2 and H2O by TGA; after deduction of CaO and CO2 as calcite and CaO, SiO2, H2O as truscottite, the remainder 3+ • (about 80%) corresponds to Ca5.88(Cr1.61Al0.32Fe0.02)Σ=1.95(S1.02O4)3.00(OH)11.97 28.06H2O. Mineral Group: Ettringite group. Occurrence: In low-temperature hydrothermal veins in black calcite–spurrite marble. Association: Calcite, thaumasite, truscottite, vaterite, jennite, tobermorite, brownmillerite, mayenite, melnikovite, “chlorite”. Distribution: In a marble quarry in the Hatrurim Formation, near the Arad-Sodom road, Negev Desert, Israel. -
Characterization & Modification of Copper and Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Application As Absorber Material in Silicon Base
Characterization & Modification of Copper and Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Application as Absorber Material in Silicon based Thin Film Solar Cells Maurice René Nuys Member of the Helmholtz Association Member of the Energie & Umwelt / Energie & Umwelt / Energy & Environment Energy & Environment Band/ Volume 291 Band/ Volume 291 ISBN 978-3-95806-096-8 ISBN 978-3-95806-096-8 Schriften des Forschungszentrums Jülich Reihe Energie & Umwelt / Energy & Environment Band / Volume 291 Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Institute of Energy and Climate Research Photovoltaics (IEK-5) Characterization & Modification of Copper and Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Application as Absorber Material in Silicon based Thin Film Solar Cells Maurice René Nuys Schriften des Forschungszentrums Jülich Reihe Energie & Umwelt / Energy & Environment Band / Volume 291 ISSN 1866-1793 ISBN 978-3-95806-096-8 Bibliographic information published by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data are available in the Internet at http://dnb.d-nb.de. Publisher and Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Distributor: Zentralbibliothek 52425 Jülich Tel: +49 2461 61-5368 Fax: +49 2461 61-6103 Email: [email protected] www.fz-juelich.de/zb Cover Design: Grafische Medien, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Printer: Grafische Medien, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Copyright: Forschungszentrum Jülich 2015 Schriften des Forschungszentrums Jülich Reihe Energie & Umwelt / Energy & Environment, Band / Volume 291 D 82 (Diss. RWTH Aachen University, 2015) ISSN 1866-1793 ISBN 978-3-95806-096-8 The complete volume is freely available on the Internet on the Jülicher Open Access Server (JuSER) at www.fz-juelich.de/zb/openaccess. Neither this book nor any part of it may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. -
Calcium-Aluminum-Silicate-Hydrate “
Cent. Eur. J. Geosci. • 2(2) • 2010 • 175-187 DOI: 10.2478/v10085-010-0007-6 Central European Journal of Geosciences Calcium-aluminum-silicate-hydrate “cement” phases and rare Ca-zeolite association at Colle Fabbri, Central Italy Research Article F. Stoppa1∗, F. Scordari2,E.Mesto2, V.V. Sharygin3, G. Bortolozzi4 1 Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università G. d’Annunzio, Chieti, Italy 2 Dipartimento Geomineralogico, Università di Bari, Bari, Italy 3 Sobolev V.S. Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia 4 Via Dogali, 20, 31100-Treviso Received 26 January 2010; accepted 8 April 2010 Abstract: Very high temperature, Ca-rich alkaline magma intruded an argillite formation at Colle Fabbri, Central Italy, producing cordierite-tridymite metamorphism in the country rocks. An intense Ba-rich sulphate-carbonate- alkaline hydrothermal plume produced a zone of mineralization several meters thick around the igneous body. Reaction of hydrothermal fluids with country rocks formed calcium-silicate-hydrate (CSH), i.e., tobermorite- afwillite-jennite; calcium-aluminum-silicate-hydrate (CASH) – “cement” phases – i.e., thaumasite, strätlingite and an ettringite-like phase and several different species of zeolites: chabazite-Ca, willhendersonite, gismon- dine, three phases bearing Ca with the same or perhaps lower symmetry of phillipsite-Ca, levyne-Ca and the Ca-rich analogue of merlinoite. In addition, apophyllite-(KF) and/or apophyllite-(KOH), Ca-Ba-carbonates, portlandite and sulphates were present. A new polymorph from the pyrrhotite group, containing three layers of sphalerite-type structure in the unit cell, is reported for the first time. Such a complex association is unique. -
Zeolites in Tasmania
Mineral Resources Tasmania Tasmanian Geological Survey Record 1997/07 Tasmania Zeolites in Tasmania by R. S. Bottrill and J. L. Everard CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………………… 2 USES …………………………………………………………………………………… 2 ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE …………………………………………………………… 2 GEOLOGICAL OCCURRENCES ………………………………………………………… 2 TASMANIAN OCCURRENCES ………………………………………………………… 4 Devonian ………………………………………………………………………… 4 Permo-Triassic …………………………………………………………………… 4 Jurassic …………………………………………………………………………… 4 Cretaceous ………………………………………………………………………… 5 Tertiary …………………………………………………………………………… 5 EXPLORATION FOR ZEOLITES IN TASMANIA ………………………………………… 6 RESOURCE POTENTIAL ……………………………………………………………… 6 MINERAL OCCURRENCES …………………………………………………………… 7 Analcime (Analcite) NaAlSi2O6.H2O ……………………………………………… 7 Chabazite (Ca,Na2,K2)Al2Si4O12.6H2O …………………………………………… 7 Clinoptilolite (Ca,Na2,K2)2-3Al5Si13O36.12H2O ……………………………………… 7 Gismondine Ca2Al4Si4O16.9H2O …………………………………………………… 7 Gmelinite (Na2Ca)Al2Si4O12.6H2O7 ……………………………………………… 7 Gonnardite Na2CaAl5Si5O20.6H2O ………………………………………………… 10 Herschelite (Na,Ca,K)Al2Si4O12.6H2O……………………………………………… 10 Heulandite (Ca,Na2,K2)2-3Al5Si13O36.12H2O ……………………………………… 10 Laumontite CaAl2Si4O12.4H2O …………………………………………………… 10 Levyne (Ca2.5,Na)Al6Si12O36.6H2O ………………………………………………… 10 Mesolite Na2Ca2(Al6Si9O30).8H2O ………………………………………………… 10 Mordenite K2.8Na1.5Ca2(Al9Si39O96).29H2O ………………………………………… 10 Natrolite Na2(Al2Si3O10).2H2O …………………………………………………… 10 Phillipsite (Ca,Na,K)3Al3Si5O16.6H2O ……………………………………………… 11 Scolecite CaAl2Si3O10.3H20 ……………………………………………………… -
Metals from Ores: an Introduction
CRIMSONpublishers http://www.crimsonpublishers.com Mini Review Aspects Min Miner Sci ISSN 2578-0255 Metals from Ores: An Introduction Fathi Habashi* Department of Mining, Laval University, Canada *Corresponding author: Fathi Habashi, Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada Submission: October 09, 2017; Published: December 11, 2017 Introduction of metallic lustre. Of these about 300 are used industrially in the chemical industry, in building materials, in fertilizers, as fuels, etc., chemical composition, constant physical properties, and a A mineral is a naturally occurring substance having a definite characteristic crystalline form. Ores are a mixture of minerals: they are processed to yield an industrial mineral or treated chemically and are known as the industrial minerals Figure 3. to yield a single or several metals. Ores that are generally processed for only a single metal are those of iron, aluminium, chromium, tin, mercury, manganese, tungsten, and some ores of copper. Gold ores may yield only gold, but silver is a common associate. Nickel ores are always associated with cobalt, while lead and zinc always occur together in ores. All other ores are complex yielding a number of metals. before being treated by chemical methods to recover the metals. Ores undergo a beneficiation process by physical methods and grinding then separation of the individual mineral by physical Figure 2: Metals and metalloids obtained from ores. Beneficiation processes involve liberation of minerals by crushing methods (gravity, magnetic, etc.) or physicochemical methods pyrometallurgical, and electrochemical methods. Metals and (flotation) Figure 1. Chemical methods involve hydrometallurgical, metalloids obtained from ores are shown in Figure 2. -
Minerals Found in Michigan Listed by County
Michigan Minerals Listed by Mineral Name Based on MI DEQ GSD Bulletin 6 “Mineralogy of Michigan” Actinolite, Dickinson, Gogebic, Gratiot, and Anthonyite, Houghton County Marquette counties Anthophyllite, Dickinson, and Marquette counties Aegirinaugite, Marquette County Antigorite, Dickinson, and Marquette counties Aegirine, Marquette County Apatite, Baraga, Dickinson, Houghton, Iron, Albite, Dickinson, Gratiot, Houghton, Keweenaw, Kalkaska, Keweenaw, Marquette, and Monroe and Marquette counties counties Algodonite, Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Aphrosiderite, Gogebic, Iron, and Marquette Ontonagon counties counties Allanite, Gogebic, Iron, and Marquette counties Apophyllite, Houghton, and Keweenaw counties Almandite, Dickinson, Keweenaw, and Marquette Aragonite, Gogebic, Iron, Jackson, Marquette, and counties Monroe counties Alunite, Iron County Arsenopyrite, Marquette, and Menominee counties Analcite, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties Atacamite, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties Anatase, Gratiot, Houghton, Keweenaw, Marquette, and Ontonagon counties Augite, Dickinson, Genesee, Gratiot, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Marquette, and Ontonagon counties Andalusite, Iron, and Marquette counties Awarurite, Marquette County Andesine, Keweenaw County Axinite, Gogebic, and Marquette counties Andradite, Dickinson County Azurite, Dickinson, Keweenaw, Marquette, and Anglesite, Marquette County Ontonagon counties Anhydrite, Bay, Berrien, Gratiot, Houghton, Babingtonite, Keweenaw County Isabella, Kalamazoo, Kent, Keweenaw, Macomb, Manistee, -
Cosmetic Minerals of Ancient Egypt
Cosmetic Minerals of Ancient Egypt Minerals have been used for adornment for millennia. The Egyptians made an extensive use of many familiar minerals, and, according to recent discoveries, synthesized other compounds using relatively sophisticated chemical techniques. Egyptians were fond of eye and face coloration of white, green and black. Generally these were mineral powders mixed into pastes with fats. Minerals commonly used to make black powders were galena (PbS), manganese oxides such as pyrolusite, magnetite (iron oxide), cuprite and tenorite (copper oxides), and stibnite (antimony sulfide). Green eye paints used malachite (copper carbonate) and chrysocolla (hydrated copper silicate). White face paint often came often from cerussite (lead carbonate). One might speculate on the health effects of spreading such poisonous compounds thickly over one's face! The above mentioned minerals are common in deposits accessible to the Egyptians. Recent work on cosmetic powders preserved in their original containers and stored in the Louvre has turned up several rare minerals used as pigments. These minerals were either very rare or are unknown in Egyptian deposits. These are phosgenite (a lead chlorocarbonate) and laurionite( a lead chlor-hydroxide). Both would be suitable for white pigments, if found in quantity. Laurionite is a famous mineral from the ancient deposits at Laurium Greece, where it formed by the action of salty water on slags. It also occurs rarely in other oxidized zones over ore deposits, such as in Cornwall, England. Phosgenite is a bit more common, and can form with laurionite and other minerals in oxidized zones. The conditions of preservation of these minerals in Egyptian cosmetics make it unlikely that they are the effects of subsequent weathering of the cosmetics, but were originally pigment components. -
Preliminary Model of Porphyry Copper Deposits
Preliminary Model of Porphyry Copper Deposits Open-File Report 2008–1321 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Preliminary Model of Porphyry Copper Deposits By Byron R. Berger, Robert A. Ayuso, Jeffrey C. Wynn, and Robert R. Seal Open-File Report 2008–1321 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey Mark D. Myers, Director U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2008 For product and ordering information: World Wide Web: http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS For more information on the USGS—the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment: World Wide Web: http://www.usgs.gov Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although this report is in the public domain, permission must be secured from the individual copyright owners to reproduce any copyrighted materials contained within this report. Suggested citation: Berger, B.R., Ayuso, R.A., Wynn, J.C., and Seal, R.R., 2008, Preliminary model of porphyry copper deposits: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008–1321, 55 p. iii Contents Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................1 Regional Environment ...................................................................................................................................3 -
A Exam Summary Document
ADAPTATIONS OF URANIUM HYDROMETALLURGY: CASE STUDIES IN COPPER IN SITU LEACHING AND SUPERCRITICAL EXTRACTION OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Cornell University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy by Laura Katherine Sinclair May 2018 © 2018 Laura Katherine Sinclair ADAPTATIONS OF URANIUM HYDROMETALLURGY: CASE STUDIES IN COPPER IN SITU LEACHING AND SUPERCRITICAL EXTRACTION OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS Laura Katherine Sinclair, Ph. D. Cornell University 2018 ABSTRACT In this work, two uranium hydrometallurgical processes were adapted for other metals: in situ leaching was adapted to copper and supercritical extraction was adapted to rare earth elements. In situ leaching offers a way to extract copper from the subsurface without costly fragmentation. Applicability of in situ leaching is limited to deposits where sufficient permeability and leachable copper mineralogy exists. A computational copper in situ leaching model was developed to forecast recovered solution composition. This requires incorporating chemical reaction kinetics, mass transfer, and hydrology. These phenomena act over a range of length scales from centimeters up to hundreds of meters. Laboratory-scale leaching of ore provided data which was used to develop a list of geochemical reactions and associated rate laws. The risk of short-circuiting was treated probabilistically through geostatistical analysis of hydrophysical flow profiles, fracture spacing from Florence Copper's drill core database, and pumping tests. The geochemical reaction set and the geostatistical characteristics of hydraulic conductivity were brought together in a MATLAB model with a plugin to link to Geochemist's Workbench for computing chemical reaction pathways.