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T by Howard T* Evans, Jr., and Robert M. Garrels Trace Elements THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA OF VANADIUM IN AQUEOUS SYSTEMS AS APPLIED TO THE INTERPRETATION OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU ORE DEPOSITS t By Howard T* Evans, Jr., and Robert M. Garrels Trace Elements Investigations Report 666 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TEE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IN REPLY REFER TO: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WASHINGTON 25, D. C. May 13, 1958 AEC-U9/8 Mr. Robert D 0 Nininger Assistant Director for Exploration Division of Raw Materials Uo So Atomic Energy Commission Washington 25, D0 C. Dear Bobs Transmitted herewith are three copies of TEI-666, "Thermodynamic equilibria of vanadium in aqueous systems as applied to the inter­ pretation of the Colorado Plateau ore deposits," by Howard T. Evans, Jr., and Robert M0 Garrels, December 1957. We plan to submit this report for publication in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. Sincerely yours, W. H. Bradley Chief Geologist IN REPLY REFER TO: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WASHINGTON 25. D. C. May 13, 1958 AEG- Dr. Paul W. McDaniel, Acting Director Division of Research U. S. Atomic Energy Commission Washington 25, D. C. Dear Dr. McDaniel: Transmitted herewith is one copy of TEI-666, "Thermodymami c equilibria of vanadium in aqueous systems as applied to the inter­ pretation of the Colorado Plateau ore deposits," by Howard T. Evans, Jr., and Robert M. Garrels, December 1957, We plan to submit this report for publication in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. Sincerely yours, W. H. Bradley Chief Geologist Geology and Mineralogy UNITED STA3ES DEPARTMENT OF TEE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY THERMDDINAMIC EQUILIBRIA OF VANADIUM IN AQUEOUS SYSTEMS AS APPLIED TO TEE INTERPRETATION OF TEE COLORADO PLATEAU ORE DEPOSITS* By Howard T. Evans, Jr 0 , and Robert M. Garrels December 1957 Trace Elements Investigations Report 666 is preliminary report is distributed thout editorial and technical review 'or conformity with official standards and nomenclature,, It is not for public inspection or quotation. *lhis report concerns work done on behalf of the Divisions of Research and Raw Materials of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, USGS - TEI-666 GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY Distribution No. of copies Division of Raw Materials, Albuquerque ............................ 1 Division of Raw Jfeterials, Austin ................................. 1 Division of Raw Ifeterials, Casper ................................. 1 Division of Raw Materials, Denver ................................. 1 Division of Raw Materials, Rapid City ............................. 1 Division of Raw Jfeterials, Salt Lake City ......................... 1 Division of Raw Materials, Spokane ................................ 1 Division of Raw Materials, Washing-ton ............................. 3 Division of Research, Washington .................................. 1 Production Evaluation Division, GJOO*••*••••••••.................... 6 Grand Junction Operations Office .................................. 1 Technical Information Service Extension, Oak Ridge ................ 6 U. S. Geological Survey: Foreign Geology Branch, Washington ................................ 1 Fuels Branch, Washington .......................................... 1 Geochemistry and Petrology Branch, Washington ..................... 12 Geophysics Branch, Washington ..................................... 1 Mineral Deposits Branch, Washington ............................... 2 A. L. Brokaw, Grand Junction ...................................... 2 N. M. Denson, Denver .............................................. 1 R. L. Griggs, Albuquerque ......................................... 1 W. R. Keefer, Laramie ............................................. 1 E. M» MacKevett, Menlo Park ....................................... 1 L. R. Page, Washington ............................................ 1 P. K. Sims, Denver ................................................ 1 Q. D. Singewald, Beltsville ....................................... 1 A* E. Wfiissenhom, Spokane ........................................ 1 P. E. Hotz,.,Menlo Park ............................................ 1 TEPCO, Denver ... Q ... & ............................................. 2 IEPCO, RPS, Washington, (including master) ........................ 2 ••••M" 56 COMENTS Page Abstract .......................„.„„„.....„.<,.„......,...„..«....... 4 Introduction ........ o...... 0 ....................................... 5 Equilibrium diagram ...........................o.................... 8 Quinguevalent vanadium ........................................ 12 Quadrivalent vanadium ......................................... 16 Trivalent vanadium ............................................ 1? Bivalent vanadium .............................................18 Boundaries between species of different valence ............... 18 Boundaries between ions ..................... 0 .. 0 ...<..<,...<>.... 19 Boundaries between solids ..................................... 20 Boundaries between a solid and an ion 0 ........................ 20 Effect of temperature ......................................... 21 Regions of thermoctynamic stability for the vanadium minerals ....... 22 Vanadium mineral paragenesis under weathering ...................... 26 Implications of the equilibrium diagram on the problem of ore deposition ............... 0 ........................................ 31 Summary ............................................................. 33 References .......... 0 ......................... 0 n ................... 3^- ILLUSTRATIONS Figure 1. Aqueous equilibrium diagram showing stability ranges of various solid and solution phases as explained in the text e ................................................... 37 2. The diagram of figure 1 modified according to the estimated free energies of hydration of the oxides ...... 38 3. Diagrams showing the behavior of quinquevalent vanadium in solution ............................................. 39 4. Aqueous equilibrium diagram for vanadium with the stabil­ ity regions of various vanadium minerals indicated ...... *K) TABLE Table 1. Rree energies of vanadium compounds and ions ......... 0 ... 11 THERMODYKfiHIC EWLIBRIA OF YSHADCEUW IN AQUEOUS SYSTEMS AS APPLIED TO THE INTERPRETATION OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU ORE DEPOSITS By Howard T. Evans, Jr., and Robert M. Carrels ABSTRACT All available chemical and thermodynamic information are utilized to construct a diagram shoving the stability relationships of the known vanadium compounds in aqueous equilibrium in terms of oxidation potential and pH. The disparity between the observed precipitation conditions and those calculated from the published free energies of the oxides is used to estimate the free energy of hydration of the hydrated forms found in nature. The -well-established vanadium mineral species (not including silicates) are assigned regions of stability on the equilibrium diagram on the basis of chemical constitution, crystal structure and observed petrologic associations. It is found that a completely self-consistent alteration sequence appears on the mineral diagram, showing the changes that occur in the vanadium ores under weathering conditions. Montroseite, VO(OH), is evidently the primary mineral source of vanadium. Two distinct branches appear in the alteration sequence: one is confined to acid conditions characteristic of zones of primary vanadium oxide concentration in the sandstone in the presence of pyrite; and the other occurs in more basic conditions where calcite is common. The equilibrium diagram is used to draw tentative conclusions regarding the conditions under which the original montroseite was deposited in the sandstones, presumably through the action of mineralizing solutions. IMEODUCTION An outstanding feature of the uranium ores in the Colorado Plateau sandstones is their high "vanadium content. Vanadium has a maximum at the eastern bounds of the Plateau and tends to decrease toward the west, •whereas the uranium content tends to decrease toward the east. Thus, at Rifle, on the flank of the Park Range in Colorado, uranium is virtually absent from the vanadium ore, while in the "White Canyon, Green River and San Rafael areas of Utah, vanadium is usually absent from the uranium ore. In the intermediate regions of "western Colorado, known appropriately as the Uravan mineral belt (Fischer and Hilpert, 1952), the ores are mainly vanadium ores with a uranium content corresponding to a TsU ratio ranging from 20§1 to 4s 1. It is apparent that vanadium is the predominant extrinsic element in most of these ores and that our knowledge of their deposition, transportation, and properties -will depend to a large extent on our understanding of this element. Consequently, in recent years considerable effort has been devoted to the study of the geochemistry of vanadium in sandstones. Five years ago, the state of knowledge concerning vanadium geochemistry had not materially advanced since a review of the subject was written by F. L. Hess (1955). At that time, the Plateau ores were generally considered to have been syngenetic with the sandstones of Jurassic age, having been deposited largely in the oxidized state. Hess was one of the first to recognize the possibility that the primary ores may have been deposited in a reduced form. As a result of the intensive program of study and development in the Colorado Plateau area sponsored by the Atomic Energy Commission and the U. S. Geological Survey, a large mass of new data and information has accumulated since 1950. As a consequence,
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