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Geochemical and Mineralogical Features of Triassic Dolomites From the Area of Upper Silesia in Poland

Version 1 : Received: 4 December 2023 / Approved: 4 December 2023 / Online: 5 December 2023 (06:03:06 CET)

How to cite: Stanienda-Pilecki, K.J.J.; Jendruś, R. Geochemical and Mineralogical Features of Triassic Dolomites From the Area of Upper Silesia in Poland. Preprints 2023, 2023120215. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0215.v1 Stanienda-Pilecki, K.J.J.; Jendruś, R. Geochemical and Mineralogical Features of Triassic Dolomites From the Area of Upper Silesia in Poland. Preprints 2023, 2023120215. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0215.v1

Abstract

Detailed description of carbonate minerals different in magnesium content of Triassic dolomites were presented in this article. The tests were carried out to determine geochemical and miner-alogical features in the terms of their geoengineering properties. The following carbonate phas-es were identified: a low-Mg calcite, a high-Mg calcite, a proto-dolomite, an ordered dolomite and a huntite. The following research methods were used: microscopic analysis, X-Ray Diffrac-tion, X-Ray Fluorescence and Electron probe microanalysis. The samples were collected from the Tarnowice formation which is the lower part the profile of the Upper Muschelkalk. On the basis of the results the chemical formulas of carbonate phases were calculated. The ranges of Mg and Ca content were presented in formulas. The results indicate of Mg in low-Mg calcite ranges from 0.6 to 1.2%, in high-Mg calcite from 7.47 to 10.41%. In proto-dolomite it ranges from 10.96 to 11.78%. In ordered dolomite Mg content is stoichiometric value for dolomite – 13.18%. Due to the reduced Mg content in identified huntite (the value ranges from 13.62% to 17.76), this carbonate phase was named as de-huntite.

Keywords

dolomites; microscopic analysis; X-Ray Diffraction; X-Ray Fluorescence; Electron microprobe analysis; geochemical properties

Subject

Environmental and Earth Sciences, Geography

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