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

Front Matter....Pages i-xxv
Iodine K-Edge Exafs Spectroscopy of Iodine-Bearing AFm-(Cl 2 , CO 3 , SO 4 )....Pages 1-7
Prediction of Mineral Processing Behavior of Bauxite Ores by XRD Cluster Analysis....Pages 9-16
Metallogeny Of Culampajá Gold District, Argentina....Pages 17-21
Systematic REE Partitioning in Cubo-Dodecahedral Fluorite from Belgium Revealed by Cathodoluminescence Spectral Imaging and Laser Ablation-ICP-MS....Pages 23-30
Geochemical Characteristics of the Aligudarz Granite Intrusion and Its Mineralization Potential....Pages 31-38
Occurrences and Petrographical Variations among the Glauconite Deposits from Egypt....Pages 39-47
Investigation of an Old Problem: Optimisation and Cost Effectiveness....Pages 49-56
Three-Dimensional Evaluation of Magnetite–Hematite Transformation Via EBSD Technique....Pages 57-62
Effect of Alteration on the Mineralogy and Flotation Performance of PPM Platinum Ore....Pages 63-71
The Role of Process Mineralogy in Identifying the Cause of the Low Recovery of Chalcopyrite at KUCC....Pages 73-80
Petrographic Crystallography in Solving Problems of Applied Mineralogy....Pages 81-83
Monomineralic Aggregates in Mortars: Examples From Lombardy (Northern Italy)....Pages 85-93
Assessment of Individual ASR-Aggregate Particles by XRD....Pages 95-102
Grain Size Analysis of Quartz in Potentially Alkali-Reactive Aggregates for Concrete: A Comparison Between Image Analysis and Point-Counting....Pages 103-110
Effect of Farm Manure on Dissolution of Underlying Carbonate Rocks and Atmospheric CO 2 Source/Sink....Pages 111-117
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....Pages 119-127
The Use of 3D X-Ray Computed Tomography for Gold Location in Exploration Drill Cores....Pages 129-136
Crandallite Formation in Archaeological Potteries Found in the Amazonian Dark Earth Soils....Pages 137-144
Bioleaching of Metals from Tail-Serpentine by Aspergillus niger ....Pages 145-152
Chemical Composition and Age of Uraninite of the Zhovta Richka Uranium Deposit (Ukraine)....Pages 153-161
Metasomatic Formation and Replacement of Apatite (Bamble Sector, South Norway)....Pages 163-170
REE Mobilization in Complex Hydrothermal–Metasomatic Systems: Fluid Chemistry Evidence of Albitite And Chlorite-Talc Mineralisations in Central Sardinia, Italy....Pages 171-178
Synthesis of Intermetallic Ni–Al Nanoparticles by Wet Chemistry Synthesis of Niacac 2 and Alcl 3 Precursors....Pages 179-186
Building Façades of Oporto City Covered with Glazed Tiles. Guidelines of Haracterisation for Preservation....Pages 187-195
Advanced Discrimination of Hematite and Magnetite by Automated Mineralogy....Pages 197-204
The Discovery of a New Metallogenic Province in Sardinia (Italy): Au–Ag Mineralisations of Tertiary Age....Pages 205-212
The Formation of Oxalate Patina on the Surface of Carbonate Rocks Under the Influence of Microorganisms....Pages 213-220
Paralava from Coal-Dump Combustion in Upper Silesia, Poland: Melt Separation Leaving a Cordierite-Rich Restite.....Pages 221-227
Vein Type Mineralization and Related Alterations of Narigun Polymetallic Deposit, East of Yazd, Central Iran....Pages 229-236
The Roman Bridge of Sant’antioco (Sardinia, Italy): The Analysis of Masonries and Characterization of Materials....Pages 237-244
Traditional Masonry Techniques and Characterization of Materials: The Mezzaspiaggia Tower (Cagliari, Sardinia)....Pages 245-253
Morphological Characterization of Natural and Artificial Sands Through Image Analysis....Pages 255-263
Sem-Eds-Based Protocol for Subsurface Drilling Mineral Identification and Petrological Classification....Pages 265-273
Petrological Reconstruction of the Subsurface Based on PDC Drill Cuttings: An Advanced Rock Typing Approach....Pages 275-283
Reflected Light Microscopy of Industrial Minerals....Pages 285-295
The Replacement of Carbonatite and Marble by Fluorspar Ores and Its Relationship to Beneficiation Problems at Okorusu, Namibia....Pages 297-305
Ore Microscopic Study of Copper Losses from Mining of Bornite Ores in the Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Southeast Missouri....Pages 307-318
Integration and Analysis of Optical and Sem-Based Microscopy for Automated Mineralogical Characterisation....Pages 319-326
Apatite–Biotite–Carbonatite (Stjernøy, N-Norway): Potential and Obstacles Regarding a Multinutrient Rock-Fertilizer....Pages 327-334
Quantitative Mineral Characterization of Granitic Pegmatite Using Topas Rietveld XRD Refinement....Pages 335-343
Formation of Calcium Oxalates in the Human Body....Pages 345-349
Halloysite from the Eucla Basin, South Australia – Comparison of Physical Properties for Potential New Uses....Pages 351-359
Geochemical Variations During Alteration of an Andesite-Basalt to Bentonite, In Khur, East of Isfahan, Iran....Pages 361-368
Assessment of Engineering Properties of Clay Soils as Brick and Tiles Materials in Hamedan, West Of Iran....Pages 369-376
Advances in Quantitative X-Ray Mineralogy: Mixed Crystals in Bauxite....Pages 377-384
Quantitative XRD for Ore, Sinter, and Slag Characterization in the Steel Industry....Pages 385-393
Effect of Ground Glass Fineness on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Concrete....Pages 395-402
Assessment of Quartzite Crystallinity Index by Ft-Ir....Pages 403-409
New Sample Preparation Developments to Minimize Mineral Segregation in Process Mineralogy....Pages 411-417
Learnings From Five Years of On-Site Mla at Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation: (Myth Busters Through Quantitative Evidence…)....Pages 419-426
Mineralogical Assessment of the Metamorphosed Broken Hill Sulfide Deposit, South Africa: Implications for Processing Complex Orebodies....Pages 427-434
Deterioration of Concrete: Application of Stable Isotopes....Pages 435-443
Trace Elements of Pegmatitic Quartz and Their Regional Distribution in two Pegmatite Fields of Southern Norway....Pages 445-451
Trace Element Content and Optical Cathodoluminescence of Kyanite....Pages 453-461
Weathering of Pyrrhotite to Szomolnokite....Pages 463-469
Radioactive Elements in Bone Tissue From Freshwater Fish....Pages 471-478
Comparing the Mineralogical Characterisation of Iron Ore by Using Qemscan and Pta....Pages 479-486
Influence of the Phase Composition of Pyrrhotites on Gold Content in Rocks....Pages 487-494
Application of Rapid X-Ray Diffraction (Xrd) and Cluster Analysis to Grade Control of Iron Ores....Pages 495-501
Sulfide Oxidation and Mobilization of Arsenic in the Ketza River Mine Tailings....Pages 503-511
Development of a Textural Acid Rock Drainage Index for Classifying Acid Formation....Pages 513-521
Detection of the Deep Approach Fluid Channels in the Oil-and-Gas Basins Using the Geomagnetic Data (North and Norwegian Seas)....Pages 523-529
Rare-Earth Element and Thorium Potential of Heavy Mineral Deposits Along the West Coast of South Africa With Special Reference to the Namakwa Sands Deposit....Pages 531-539
Influencing the Morphology of Gypsum....Pages 541-548
Co 2 Sequestration During Interactions Between Fluid and Mafic to Intermediate Intrusive Rocks on Vannøya Island, West Troms Basement Complex, North Norway....Pages 549-557
Synthesis and Hydration of High Reactive Brownmillerites Ca 2 (Fe 2−X Al x )O 5 ....Pages 559-566
Mineralization of Iron Deposits from Dehbid Area, Fars Province, South Iran: Geochemical and Mineralogical Data....Pages 567-574
Hyperspectral Imaging of Iron Ores....Pages 575-580
Investigation on Microhardpan Texture using µ-CT and MLA....Pages 581-588
Understanding Micro-Environment Development in Mine Tailings Using MLA and Image Analysis....Pages 589-596
Application of Edxrf Handheld to Optimize Exploration Strategies....Pages 597-604
Rare Earth Element Mineralogy and its Recovery from the Neoproterozoic Riviera W–Mo Deposit, South Africa....Pages 605-612
Process Mineralogy Delivering Significant Value at Anglo Platinum Concentrator Operations....Pages 613-621
Natural Carbon Nanostructuring Materials....Pages 623-630
Kinetic Studies of Hydration-Dehydration in Nano-Scale Interlayer Spaces for Smectite Clay Minerals....Pages 631-636
Olivine and Climate Change....Pages 637-640
Staining of an Indoor Carrara Marble Floor at the Opera House Oslo Norway....Pages 641-647
Medieval Kirschsteinite-Bearing Iron Slags of the Develi-Yahyali Area (Kayseri), Turkey....Pages 649-656
Högbomite Associated with Vanadiferous–Titaniferous Magnetite Bands at Bhaktarhalli, Nuggihalli Schist Belt, Western Dharwar Craton, Karnataka, India....Pages 657-664
Mineralogical Studies in Assisting Beneficiation of Rare Earth Element Minerals from Carbonatite Deposits....Pages 665-672
The Effect of Granulated Nickel Converter Matte Mineralogy on Phase-Specific Hardness and Associated Breakage Characteristics....Pages 673-681
Nanostructure of Biomineral Apatite of Modern Oceanic Phosphorites....Pages 683-687
Physicochemical Model of Calcium Phosphate Mineralization in Human Organism....Pages 689-697
Immobilisation of Uranium vi in Cementitious Materials: Evidence for Structural Incorporation in Calcium–Silicate–Hydrates and Solid Solution Formation....Pages 699-706
Characterization of the Network Structure of Alkali-Activated Aluminosilicate Binders by Single- and Double-Resonance 29 si { 27 al} Mas Nmr Experiments....Pages 707-715
Medieval Kirschsteinite-Bearing Iron Slags of the Develi-Yahyali Area (Kayseri), Turkey....Pages 717-724
Microstructural Characterization of Fine Recycled Aggregates by Sem-Mla....Pages 725-732
The Hötting Breccia: A Quaternary Building Stone: Its Formation, Quarries, Use and Material Technical Properties....Pages 733-740
Timan Bauxites: Distribution, Composition, Industrial Application (Komi Republic, Russia)....Pages 741-748
A New Cladding System Using Low Strength Sandstone in Precast Concrete Panels for Building Façades....Pages 749-756
Application of a Field Emission Mineral Liberation Analyser to the in Situ Study of Platinum-Group Element Mineralisation in the Merensky Reef of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa....Pages 757-764
Spectroscopic Studies of the Influence of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on the Hydration of Tricalcium Silicate and Microstructure of Calcium Silicate Hydrate Phases....Pages 765-772
Petrological and Mineralogical Studies of the Sibin Bian-Stone, a Material for Making Acupuncture Tools in Ancient China....Pages 773-780
Mineralogy of Iron-Rich Sediments of Benavi Area in Kurdistan Region—Northern Iraq....Pages 781-788
Sorption Capacity of Clay Minerals for Oil and Oil Products from Water Areas....Pages 789-794
Compare the Microstructure and Microenvironment of Dry and Wet Organic Montmorillonites....Pages 795-801
Back Matter....Pages 803-823