Morphological, mineral and geochemical characterization of soil profiles in Meïganga as tools for rock weathering intensity and trend evaluation and residual ore deposit prospection in the mineralized domain of central Cameroon

2020 ◽  
pp. SP502-2019-84
Author(s):  
T. W. Tchaptchet ◽  
P. Tematio ◽  
T. N. Guimapi ◽  
E. Happi ◽  
I. Tiomo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Profiles ◽  
Rock Weathering ◽  
Ore Deposit ◽  
Geochemical Characterization ◽  
Weathering Intensity

scholarly journals Natural Enrichment of Trace Elements in Surface Horizons of Calcareous Soils (La Mancha, Spain)

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Bravo Martín-Consuegra ◽  
Jose A. Amorós Ortíz-Villajos ◽  
Caridad Pérez-de-los-Reyes ◽  
Francisco J. García Navarro ◽  
Rolando Ruedas Luna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Trace Element ◽  
Calcareous Soils ◽  
Major And Trace Elements ◽  
Soil Profiles ◽  
Geochemical Characterization ◽  
Average Value ◽  
La Mancha ◽  
Original Rock

The study of five soil profiles developed on carbonatic sediments of Tertiary Miocene origin has been carried out. The topography of the area was basically flat and the traditional uses of the soils are the cultivation of dry cereals and grapevine. The geochemical characterization of the aforementioned profiles involves a study of the contents of major and trace elements among other pedologic aspects (texture, pH, organic matter, etc.). The results of this study also indicate a superficial enrichment of trace elements due to the leaching of Ca and moderate biological and anthropic activity. We can consider strontium, Sr, as the trace element that characterizes these limy soils (435 mg/kg average content in total soil and 708 mg/kg in the original rock). These contents are similar to the average value in Castilla-La Mancha of 380 mg/kg and are higher than the average in world soils of about 200 mg/kg. High levels of dangerous or pollutant elements (Cd, Hg, Pb, Cu, Zn, or Ni) were not detected. The majority of trace element anomalies are related to calcareous material and the leaching of calcium carbonate (Ca), while the influence of the anthropogenic factor is secondary. Soil quality does not indicate toxicity although surficial enrichment suggests a weak threat from consuming crops.

Ancient Marble Sculpture: Geochemical Characterization of Surficial Weathering Products

1988 ◽  
Vol 123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley V. Margolis ◽  
Frank Preusser ◽  
W.J. Showers
Keyword(s):  
Rock Weathering ◽  
Important Goal ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
Carbon And Oxygen Isotopes ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Geochemical Characterization ◽  
Carbon Isotopic ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopic

AbstractQuantitative scientific determination of the authenticity and age of marble sculpture is an important goal of geo-archaeologists and conservation scientists. Geochemical and petrographic techniques are used here to investigate rock weathering and mineral alterations responsible for the “patina” and alteration layers on marble sculpture. We present oxygen and carbon isotopic, scanning electron microscopic and electron microprobe analyses of both fresh marble and weathering crusts materials from cores taken from Cycladic and Archaic Greek sculptures and from ancient quarries, to evaluate these techniques as indicators of antiquity.Calcitic marbles exhibit an altered weathering crust of variable thickness, where calcite has been recrystallized and interpenetrated with inclusions of iron oxide, clay minerals, gypsum and other authigenic minerals. The thickness and composition of these crusts varies with soil and water chemistry as well as marble density, texture and age.Microprobe analyses indicate trace element gradients from fresh to weathered calcite. Carbon and oxygen isotopes can differentiate between insitu alteration and precipitated carbonate. Dolomitic marbles can exhibit calcitic surficial layers formed by dedolomitization, which can be confirmed by isotopic and microprobe analyses.Analyses of known forgeries, ancient quarry samples and artificially weathered marbles have further documented our criteria and show that the majority of diagnostic geochemical and mineralogical features seen on ancient Greek sculptures cannot be accurately duplicated by artificial means.

GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC OF AG-BEARING MINERALS OCCURRING IN COPPER ORE DEPOSIT AT THE FORE-SUDETIC MONOCLINE

2017 ◽  
pp. 49-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela A. KOZUB-BUDZYŃ ◽  
Adam PIESTRZYŃSKI
Keyword(s):  
Microprobe Analysis ◽  
Electron Microprobe Analysis ◽  
Geochemical Characteristic ◽  
Copper Ore ◽  
Ore Deposit ◽  
Geochemical Characterization ◽  
Native Silver ◽  
High Silver ◽  
Scanning Electron

Silver is the most important associated element in the copper ore deposit of the Fore-Sudetic Monocline. Besides its own minerals, such as native silver, amalgams, stromeyerite, mackinstryite, jalpaite and Cu-Fe-Ag system sulphides, the silver occurs as isomorphic substitutions in copper minerals. The aim of this work included geochemical characterization of Ag-bearing minerals and correlation of the occurrence of Ag-enriched Cu sulphides with the areas of native silver and amalgam mineralization. Distribution of silver in the ore deposit distinctly correlates with Cu concentrations, and the areas of the strongest Cu mineralization are accompanied by high silver concentrations. Results of the scanning electron microscopy and electron microprobe analysis indicate that the Cu sulphides contain up to several wt.% Ag as isomorphic substitutions. Distribution of Ag in Cu sulfides does not show regularity, as demonstrated by wide diversity of Ag contents in various minerals, ranging from 0.0X to dozen wt.% Ag.

HIGH ENERGY SYNCHROTRON X-RAY MICROSPECTROSCOPY FOR GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF TERRESTRIAL AND EXTRATERRESTRIAL SAMPLES

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Lanzirotti ◽  
◽  
Stephen R. Sutton ◽  
Matt Newville ◽  
Jeffrey P. Fitts ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Energy ◽  
Geochemical Characterization ◽  
X Ray
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