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The effect of chemical variability and weathering on Raman spectra of enargite and fahlore
Khulan Berkh
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Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Stilleweg 2,
30655 Hanover, Germany
Juraj Majzlan
Institute of Geosciences, Friedrich Schiller University, Burgweg 11,
07749 Jena, Germany
Jeannet A. Meima
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Stilleweg 2,
30655 Hanover, Germany
Jakub Plášil
Institute of Physics of the CAS, Na Slovance 1999/2, 18200 Prague 8,
Czech Republic
Dieter Rammlmair
Institute of Mineralogy, Leibniz University Hannover, Callinstraße
3–9, 30167 Hanover, Germany
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Etienne Balan, Emmanuel Fritsch, Farid Juillot, Thierry Allard, and Sabine Petit
Eur. J. Mineral., 33, 209–220, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-33-209-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-33-209-2021, 2021
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Etienne Balan, Lorenzo Paulatto, Jia Liu, and Jannick Ingrin
Eur. J. Mineral., 32, 505–520, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-505-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-505-2020, 2020
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Corundum is an important oxide mineral which can contain low amounts of hydrogen-bearing structural defects. These defects are observed by infrared spectroscopy, but their atomic-scale geometry is still uncertain. Here, a theoretical approach makes it possible to relate most of the observed infrared bands to specific atomic configurations, highlighting the key role of other chemical impurities and defect clustering in the high-temperature incorporation of hydrogen in corundum.
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Short summary
Since As is detrimental to the environment, the As content of ores should be reduced before it is released into the atmosphere through a smelting process. Thus, Raman spectra of typical As minerals were investigated, and these can be used in the industrial removal of As-rich ores prior to the ore beneficiation. An additional objective of our study was an investigation of the secondary products of enargite weathering. They play a decisive role in the release or retainment of As in the waste form.
Since As is detrimental to the environment, the As content of ores should be reduced before it...
