• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.1-8
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• 2003

This study was performed to measure expandabilities and coherent scattering domain sizes (CSDs) of bentonite samples from Campo and Yonil area, Korea, using X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), and to compare their experimental data with those of international standard bentonite samples (SAz-1, STx-1, and SWy-2). Most of Gampo and Yonil bentonite samples comprised randomly interstratified illite-smectite (R0 I-S), and their expandabilities ranged over 77-100%S$_{XRD}$ from the saddle/001 method. The interstratification deformed 001 peaks of EG-solvated samples (Mering's first principle), which prohibited us from adopting these peaks to measure CSDs using BWA (Bertaut-Warren-Averbach) method. CSDs of the bentonite samples with R0 I-S could be measured through dehydration at 30$0^{\circ}C$ after K-saturation, where the deformation originated from the interstratification could be removed effectively. Campo and Yonil bentonite samples showed that their mean CSDs ranged over 3.8-5.4 interlayers, and that their CSDs distributions were similar to those of Gonzales (STx-1) and Wyoming (SWy-2) bentonite samples.

• Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.98-108
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• 1990

전자현미분석외에 금-은 고용체의 금 또는 은 성분을 결정할 수 있는 간편하고도 신뢰성 높은 측정법 개발은 응용 광물학자들에게 오랜 연구과제가 되어 왔다. 이를 달성하기 위한 방법으로 정량적으로 측정할 수 있는 단위포 상수, 반사도, 비중, 미경도 측정연구를 실시하였다. 이 실험을 위해 순수한 원소 금과 은을 5 at.% 간격으로 혼합하여 시료를 제작한 후 석영관을 사용하여 진공하에서 밀봉하였다. 고온에서 가열하여 용융시킨 후 서냉하여 얻어진 반응물을 각종 현미경, X 선 회절분석기, 전자현미분석기, 반사도측정기, 비중저울, 미경도측정기를 사용하여 분석하였다. 직경이 114.6 nm 인 Debye-Scherrer 카메라를 사용해 얻은 X 선분말회절자료로 계산한 단위포 상수의 크기는 은함량이 증가함에 따라 일정하게 증가한다. 반사도 측정에는 480nm와 546nm 두파장을 사용하였는데 두 파장 모두에 대해 은 함량이 증가할수록 반사도가 증가한다. 또한 480nm를 사용했을 때의 반사도 변화가 현저하므로 유용하다. 비중은 은 함량이 증가할수록 오히려 일정하게 감소한다. 한편, 25g과 50g 추를 사용하여 측정한 미경도 값은 금-은고용체내의 성분변화에 관계없이 불규칙하게 변하여 어떤 경향을 나타내지 않는다.

• Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea
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• v.19 no.2 s.48
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• pp.71-80
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• 2006

We examined the mineralogical composition of pyrite-bearing rocks by quantitative powder X-ray diffraction analysis using the matrix-flushing method and ROCKJOCK (a full pattern fitting computer program). The neutralization potential (NP) and acid generating potential (AP) were calculated on the basis of mineralogical compositions. The mineralogical AP was compared with the conventional AP calculated from bulk sulfur concentration to assess the applicability to the prediction of acid rock drainage(ARD). The pyrite content calculated by matrix-flushing method showed a high positive correlation($r^2$=0.95) with those by ROCKJOCK. The pyrite contents by matrix-flushing method was 1.45 times larger than those by ROCKJOCK. The pyrite content and mineralogical AP obtained by the matrix-flushing method had a better correlation($r^2$=0.98) with those by the total sulfur concentrations in the all samples except KB sample. The mineralogical NPs of YJ sample were 23.0 and 34.0(kg $CaCO_3$ equivalent per tonne) by matrix-flushing method and ROCKJOCK, respectively. The AP calculated by matrix-flushing method and ROCKJOCK program were 47% and 72% of those by the conventional ABA test. We hereby suggested that the quantitative analysis using XRD data can be applied to prediction of ARD. For more reliable calculation of the mineralogical NP and AP, other sulfide and carbonate minerals such as pyrrhotite, dolomite, ankerite, siderite, rhodochrosite which can affact the mineralogical NP and AP should be considered.