Proceedings of the 10th International Congress for Applied Mineralogy (Icam)

ISBN-13: 9783662521649 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 823 str.

Maarten A. T. M. Broekmans

Spis treści

From the Content: Iodine K-edge EXAFS spectroscopy of iodine-bearing AFm-(Cl2, CO3, SO4).- Prediction of mineral processing behavior of bauxite ores by XRD cluster analysis.- Metallogeny of Culampajá Gold District, Argentina.- Systematic REE partitioning in cubo-dodecahedral fluorite from Belgium revealed by cathodoluminescence spectral imaging and laser ablation-ICP-MS.- Geochemical characteristics of the Aligudarz granite intrusion and its mineralization potential.- Occurrences and petrographical variations among the glauconite deposits from Egypt.- Investigation of an old problem: optimisation and cost effectiveness.- Three-dimensional evaluation of magnetite–hematite transformation via EBSD technique.- Effect of alteration on the mineralogy and flotation performance of PPM platinum ore.- The role of process mineralogy in identifying the cause of the low recovery of chalcopyrite at KUCC.- Petrographic crystallography in solving problems of applied mineralogy.- Monomineralic aggregates in mortars: examples from Lombardy (Northern Italy).- Assessment of individual ASR-aggregate particles by XRD.- Grain size analysis of quartz in potentially alkali-reactive aggregates for concrete: a comparison between image analysis and point-counting.- Effect of farm manure on dissolution of underlying carbonate rocks and atmospheric CO2 source/sink.- High voltage selective fragmentation for detailed mineralogical and analytical information, case study: Oiva’s gold-quartz-dyke in the Lapland granulite belt, Laanila, Northern Finland.- The use of 3D X-ray computed tomography for gold location in exploration drill cores.- Crandallite formation in archaeological potteries found in the Amazonian dark earth soils.- Bioleaching of metals from tail-serpentine by Aspergillus niger.- Chemical composition and age of uraninite of the Zhovta Richka uranium deposit (Ukraine).- Metasomatic formation and replacement of apatite (Bamble sector, South Norway).- REE mobilization in complex hydrothermal–metasomatic systems: fluid chemistry evidence of albitite and chlorite-talc mineralisations in Central Sardinia, Italy.- Synthesis of intermetallic Ni-Al nanoparticles by wet chemistry synthesis of NiAcac2 and AlCl3 precursors.- Building façades of Oporto City covered with glazed tiles. Guidelines of characterisation for preservation.- Advanced discrimination of hematite and magnetite by automated mineralogy.

Blurb

This book comprises 96 peer-reviewed contributions submitted to the 10th ICAM Congress, held in Trondheim, Norway on 01-05 August 2011. Themes covered include: 1) Advanced materials, including high-performance technical ceramics and glasses, 2) Analytical techniques, instrumentation and automation, 3) Bio-mimetic mineral materials, medical mineralogy, 4) Construction materials including cement/SCMs, concrete, bricks, tiles, screeds, 5) Cultural heritage, stone artifacts and preservation, 6) Environment and energy mineralogy, including CO2 sequestration, 7) Geometallurgy and process mineralogy, and 8) Industrial minerals including gems, ore minerals, and mineral exploration.