Sunnyside Tar Sand Deposit: Data and References from Industrial Exploration Projects

2010 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sand Deposit

Variations in Surface Textures of Quartz Sand using Electron Microscopy

1970 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 494-495
Author(s):  
Eugene J. Amaral
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Glass Industry ◽  
Glass Slide ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Early Paleozoic ◽  
Secondary Effects ◽  
Surface Textures ◽  
High Silica ◽  
Sand Deposit ◽  
The U.S

Examination of sand grain surfaces from early Paleozoic sandstones by electron microscopy reveals a variety of secondary effects caused by rock-forming processes after final deposition of the sand. Detailed studies were conducted on both coarse (≥0.71mm) and fine (=0.25mm) fractions of St. Peter Sandstone, a widespread sand deposit underlying much of the U.S. Central Interior and used in the glass industry because of its remarkably high silica purity.The very friable sandstone was disaggregated and sieved to obtain the two size fractions, and then cleaned by boiling in HCl to remove any iron impurities and rinsed in distilled water. The sand grains were then partially embedded by sprinkling them onto a glass slide coated with a thin tacky layer of latex. Direct platinum shadowed carbon replicas were made of the exposed sand grain surfaces, and were separated by dissolution of the silica in HF acid.

scholarly journals The Processing of Beach Sand from Sri Lanka for the Recovery of Titanium Using Magnetic Separation

2003 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. A. P. J. Premaratne ◽  
N. A. Rowson
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Chemical Analysis ◽  
Titanium Content ◽  
Beach Sand ◽  
Magnetic Fraction ◽  
Chemical Characteristics ◽  
Magnetic Separator ◽  
Commercial Grade ◽  
Sand Deposit

An investigation has been carried out to study the mineralogical and chemical characteristics of beach sand deposits from Sri Lanka and application and optimisation of different magnetic separators (induced roll magnetic separator and disc magnetic separator) to improve the recovery of titanium from the deposit. Commercial grade titanium concentrates could be achieved employing both induced roll and disc magnetic separators. However, the titanium recovery increased greatly in the magnetic fraction with a titanium content of commercial grade (up to 63.9% TiO2) when paramagnetic titanium-bearing minerals were separated from beach sand using the disc magnetic separator. The results of the mineralogical and chemical analysis tests for the beach sand deposit indicated that 71% of beach sand was smaller than 355 μm in particle size and more than 99% of titanium content of the deposit was contained in this fraction.

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