scholarly journals Geology and gold content of carbonaceous shale in Baikal mineralization site, Southern Ural

2021 ◽  
pp. 8-13
Author(s):  
A. V. Snachev ◽  
V. I. Snachev ◽  
A. V. Kolomoets ◽  
M. A. Rassomakhin
Keyword(s):  
Carbonaceous Shale ◽  
Gold Content

Characterization of Au-Ga Alloys with Low Gold Content

2012 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 347-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lidija Gomidželović ◽  
Dragana Živković ◽  
Nadežda Talijan ◽  
Vladan Ćosović ◽  
Ljubiša Balanović
Keyword(s):  
Gold Content

scholarly journals PARAGUAY BELT LITHOSTRATIGRAPHIC AND TECTONIC CHARACTERIZATION: IMPLICATIONS IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE OROGEN (MATO GROSSO-BRAZIL) / CARACTERIZAÇÃO LITOESTRATIGRÁFICA E TECTÔNICA DO CINTURÃO PARAGUAY : IMPLICAÇÕES NA EVOLUÇÃO DO ORÓGENO (MATO GROSSO-BRASIL)

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-73
Author(s):  
Elzio Da Silva Barboza ◽  
Anderson Costa dos Santos ◽  
Carlos José Fernandes ◽  
Mauro César Geraldes
Keyword(s):  
Gold Content ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Quartz Veins ◽  
Marine Sedimentation ◽  
Amazonian Craton ◽  
Gondwana Supercontinent ◽  
Surrounding Areas ◽  
Shelf Region ◽  
High Gold Content

The Paraguay Belt is composed by sediments deposited due to extensional events followed by inversion with deformation and magmatism and lastly collision of the Amazonian Craton and Paranapanema Block. The marine sedimentation, with Neoproterozoic ages, should have occurred in a continental shelf region, at about 800-550 Ma, when the closing of many oceans gave place to the amalgamation of the Gondwana supercontinent. Three areas were selected for this study which configuration define the perpendicular profile of the Paraguay Belt and allow the characterization of the main regional structures.The structural analysis in the sites here reported and surrounding areas allow suggesting that three deformational events are recorded in the rocks of this region. The sedimentary bedding S0, marked by alternations of dark gray and whitish coloration in the seritic phyllites is folded and the axial plane (Sn) is marked by a cleavage of ardosian. These surfaces are cut by two other deformations, Sn + 1 surface that plunges at high angles to SE as fracture cleavage and Sn + 2 that is orthogonal to the previous deformations and has NW-SE direction with vertical dips, where sometimes occurs quartz veins with high gold content. The Paraguay Belt fan geometry observed in the Sn foliation was developed during the closing of a Brazilian ocean that evolved between the Paranapanema Block and the Amazonian Craton. ResumoO Cinturão Paraguai é composto por sedimentos depositados durante eventos extencionais  seguidos de inversão com deformação e magmatismo e, por último, colisão do Craton Amazônico e do Bloco Paranapanema. A sedimentação marinha, com idades Neoproterozóicas, ocorreu  em uma região de plataforma continental, entre 800-550 Ma, quando o fechamento de muitos oceanos deu lugar à fusão do supercontinente Gondwana. Três áreas foram selecionadas para este estudo cuja configuração define um  perfil perpendicular do Cinturão do Paraguai e permite a caracterização das principais estruturas regionais.A análise estrutural nos locais aqui relatados e áreas adjacentes permite sugerir que as rochas do orógeno passou por três eventos deformacionais. O acamamento  sedimentar S0, marcado por alternâncias de coloração cinza-escura e esbranquiçada nos filitos e siltitos, é dobrado e o plano axial (Sn) é marcado por uma clivagem ardosiana. Estas superfícies são cortadas por outras duas deformações, Sn + 1 que mergulha em ângulos elevados para SE como clivagem de fratura e Sn + 2 que é ortogonal às deformações anteriores e tem direção NW-SE com mergulhos verticais, onde às vezes ocorrem veios de quartzo com alto teor de ouro. A geometria em leque  do Cinturão Paraguay observada na foliação de Sn foi desenvolvida durante o fechamento de um oceano brasileiro que evoluiu entre o Bloco Paranapanema e o Craton Amazônico.

Study on mechanical properties and damage evolution of carbonaceous shale under triaxial compression with acoustic emission

2021 ◽  
pp. 105678952199119
Author(s):  
Kai Yang ◽  
Qixiang Yan ◽  
Chuan Zhang ◽  
Wang Wu ◽  
Fei Wan
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Acoustic Emission ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Damage Evolution ◽  
Damage Assessment ◽  
Triaxial Compression ◽  
Confining Pressure ◽  
Damage Variable ◽  
Natural State ◽  
Carbonaceous Shale

To explore the mechanical properties and damage evolution characteristics of carbonaceous shale with different confining pressures and water-bearing conditions, triaxial compression tests accompanied by simultaneous acoustic emission (AE) monitoring were conducted on carbonaceous shale rock specimens. The AE characteristics of carbonaceous shale were investigated, a damage assessment method based on Shannon entropy of AE was further proposed. The results suggest that the mechanical properties of carbonaceous shale intensify with increasing confining pressure and degrade with increasing water content. Moisture in rocks does not only weaken the cohesion but also reduce the internal friction angle of carbonaceous shale. It is observed that AE activities mainly occur in the post-peak stage and the strong AE activities of saturated carbonaceous shale specimens appear at a lower normalized stress level than that of natural-state specimens. The maximum AE counts and AE energy increase with water content while decrease with confining pressure. Both confining pressure and water content induce changes in the proportions of AE dominant frequency bands, but the changes caused by confining pressure are more significant than those caused by water content. The results also indicate that AE entropy can serve as an applicable index for rock damage assessment. The damage evolution process of carbonaceous shale can be divided into two main stages, including the stable damage development stage and the damage acceleration stage. The damage variable increases slowly accompanied by a few AE activities at the first stage, which is followed by a rapid growth along with intense acoustic emission activities at the damage acceleration stage. Moreover, there is a sharp rise in the damage evolution curve for the natural-state specimen at the damage acceleration stage, while the damage variable develops slowly for the saturated-state specimen.

Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy as a tool for evaluating lateral flow assays

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenna M. DeSousa ◽  
Micaella Z. Jorge ◽  
Hayley B. Lindsay ◽  
Frederick R. Haselton ◽  
David W. Wright ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Emission Spectroscopy ◽  
Optical Emission Spectroscopy ◽  
Optical Emission ◽  
Lateral Flow ◽  
Gold Content ◽  
Icp Oes ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Lateral Flow Assays ◽  
Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy

This work demonstrates the first use of ICP-OES to quantitatively analyze gold content on lateral flow assays.

scholarly journals Characteristics of Mineralogy, Lithofacies of Fine-Grained Sediments and Their Relationship with Sedimentary Environment: Example from the Upper Permian Longtan Formation in the Sichuan Basin

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 3662
Author(s):  
Hongzhi Yang ◽  
Liangbiao Lin ◽  
Liqing Chen ◽  
Yu Yu ◽  
Du Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mineral Composition ◽  
Sichuan Basin ◽  
Sedimentary Environment ◽  
Organic Matter Content ◽  
Upper Permian ◽  
Carbonaceous Shale ◽  
Carbonate Minerals ◽  
Thin Sections ◽  
Terrestrial Input ◽  
The Sichuan Basin

The Longtan Formation of the Upper Permian in the Sichuan Basin has become a significant target for shale gas exploration in recent years. Multiple methods, including outcrop observations, thin sections, total organic matter content, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy were used to investigate the mineralogy, shale lithofacies assemblages and their relationships with the deposition environment. The mineral composition of the Longtan Formation has strong mineral heterogeneity. The TOC values of the Longtan Formation have a wide distribution range from 0.07% to 74.67% with an average value of 5.73%. Four types of shale lithofacies assemblages of the Longtan Formation could be distinguished, as clayey mudstone (CLS), carbonaceous shale (CAS), siliceous shale (SS) and mixed shale (MS) on the basis of mineral compositions. The TOC values of various types of shale lithofacies assemblages in the Longtan Formation varied widely. The shore swamp of the Longtan Formation is most influenced by the terrestrial input and mainly develops CLS and MS. The tidal flat is influenced by the terrestrial input and can also deposit carbonate minerals, developing CLS, CAS and MS. The shallow water melanged accumulation shelf develops CAS and MS, dominated by clay and carbonate minerals. The deep water miscible shelf develops CLS and SS, whose mineral composition is similar to that of the shore swamp, but the quartz minerals are mainly formed by chemical and biological reactions, which are related to the Permian global chert event. The depositional environment of the Longtan Formation controls the shale mineral assemblage of the Longtan Formation and also influences the TOC content.

Determination of Trace Elements in Opium by Means of Activation Analysis

1963 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexis C. Pappas ◽  
Jorolf Alstad ◽  
Gulbrand Lunde
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Neutron Activation Analysis ◽  
Activation Analysis ◽  
Neutron Activation ◽  
Rare Earths ◽  
Gold Content ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Lanthanide Content ◽  
Different Origin

SummaryMany methods have been advocated for the determination of the origin of opium, but so far no research has been reported on the possibilities of such studies by means of radiochemical methods applied to the opium ash.In the present investigation the gold and lanthanide content in samples of opium ash has been studied using neutron activation analysis. The gold content was found to vary from about 0,5 to 10 ppm and the total rare earths content from about 20 to 150 ppm. Large variations are found in the distribution pattern of the individual rare earths in opium samples from different origin. The results are discussed and indicate that activation analysis may be used to indentify the origin of opium samples.

Gravity-flotation gold-bearing ore concentration

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-15
Author(s):  
P. K. Fedotov ◽  
A. E. Senchenko ◽  
K. V. Fedotov ◽  
A. E. Burdonov
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Gold Recovery ◽  
Gold Content ◽  
Flotation Concentrate ◽  
Stage Scheme ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Ore Minerals ◽  
Concentrate Yield ◽  
Flotation Concentration ◽  
Gold Bearing

The paper focuses on the study of the gold-bearing ore dressability. According to technological research, the average gold content is 11.88 g/t. The silver content is insignificant – 2.43 g/t. Main ore minerals in the sample are pyrite and pyrrhotite. According to mineralogical and X-ray structural analysis, the average content of these minerals in the ore is about 6 % (in total). Main rock-forming minerals of the original ore are: quartz (60.1 %), quartz-chlorite-mica aggregates (3.8 %), carbonates (7.1 %). According to the study results, it was found that the gold recovery in the GRG test was 72.75 % with a total concentrate yield of 1.34 % and a content of 664.78 g/t. At the same time, the gold content in tailings was 3.29 g/t. A stage test showed that it is advisable to use a two-stage scheme for ore processing by gravity technology only. The first stage is in the grinding cycle with the 60–70 % ore size, and the second stage is with the final classifier overflow size of 90 % –0.071 mm. Centrifugal separation has high performance as a free gold recovery operation in the grinding cycle. A concentrate with a gold content of 2426 g/t was obtained with a yield of 0.31 % and a recovery of 63.74 %. The beneficiation of first stage tailings ground to 90 % –0.071 mm at the KC-CVD concentrator (modeling) made it possible to extract gold into a total gravity concentrate (KC-MD + KC-CVD) of 87.25 % with a concentrate yield of 22.63 %. The gold content in tailings was 1.97 g/t. The results of gravity and flotation concentration of the original ore indicate the feasibility of using a combined gravity-flotation technological scheme. In a closed experiment of the initial ore beneficiation according to the gravity-flotation scheme at a natural pH of the pulp (without adding acid), the following products were obtained: gravity concentrate with a gold content of 2426 g/t at a yield of 0.31 % and recovery of 64.06 %; flotation concentrate (after the II cleaning) with a gold content of 122 g/t at a yield of 2.90 % and recovery of 33.01 %; the total gold recovery in the gravity-flotation concentrate was 94.07 % with a yield of 3.21 % and an Au content of 345.87 g/t, the gold content in the flotation tailings was 0.72 g/t.

Lithology and sedimentary heterogeneity of the Longmaxi Shale in the southern Sichuan Basin, China

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-49
Author(s):  
Boling Pu ◽  
Dazhong Dong ◽  
Ning Xin-jun ◽  
Shufang Wang ◽  
Yuman Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Deep Water ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Sichuan Basin ◽  
Sedimentary Environment ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Carbonaceous Shale ◽  
Gas Wells ◽  
Longmaxi Shale ◽  
Siliceous Shale

Producers have always been eager to know the reasons for the difference in the production of different shale gas wells. The Southern Sichuan Basin in China is one of the main production zones of Longmaxi shale gas, while the shale gas production is quite different in different shale gas wells. The Longmaxi formation was deposited in a deep water shelf that had poor circulation with the open ocean, and is composed of a variety of facies that are dominated by fine-grained (clay- to silt-size) particles with a varied organic matter distribution, causing heterogeneity of the shale gas concentration. According to the different mother debris and sedimentary environment, we recognized three general sedimentary subfacies and seven lithofacies on the basis of mineralogy, sedimentary texture and structures, biota and the logging response: (1) there are graptolite-rich shale facies, siliceous shale facies, calcareous shale facies, and a small amount of argillaceous limestone facies in the deep - water shelf in the Weiyuan area and graptolite-rich shale facies and carbonaceous shale facies in the Changning area; (2) there are argillaceous shale facies and argillaceous limestone facies in the semi - deep - water continental shelf of the Weiyuan area and silty shale facies in the Changning area; (3) argillaceous shale facies are mainly developed in the shallow muddy continental shelf in the Weiyuan area, while silty shale facies mainly developed in the shallow shelf in the Changning area. Judging from the biostratigraphy of graptolite, the sedimentary environment was different in different stages.

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