Trace-element imaging at macroscopic scale in a Belgian sphalerite-galena ore using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)
| العنوان: | Trace-element imaging at macroscopic scale in a Belgian sphalerite-galena ore using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) |
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| المؤلفون: | Eric Pirard, Hassan Bouzahzah, Sophie Verheyden, Séverine Papier, Jean-Marc Baele, Léon Dejonghe, Christian Burlet, Guy Franceschi, Sophie Decrée |
| المصدر: | Geologica Belgica. 24:125-136 |
| بيانات النشر: | Geologica Belgica, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Sphalerite, Materials science, Galena, Environmental remediation, Macroscopic scale, Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), engineering, Trace element, Mineralogy, Beneficiation, Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, engineering.material, Spectroscopy |
| الوصف: | Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) is a fast in-situ analytical technique based on spectroscopic analysis of atomic emission in laser-induced plasmas. Geochemical mapping at macroscopic scale using LIBS was applied to a decimetric Zn-Pb ore sample from east Belgium, which consists of alternating sphalerite and galena bands. A range of elements was detected with no or minimal spectral correction, including elements of interest for beneficiation such as Ge, Ag and Ga (although the detection of gallium could not be confirmed), and remediation, especially As and Tl. The comparison between LIBS and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) analyses showed that LIBS intensities reliably relate to elemental concentration although differences in spot size and detection limits exist between both techniques. The elemental images of minor and trace elements (Fe, Cu, Ag, Cd, Sb, As, Tl, Ge, Ni and Ba) obtained with LIBS revealed with great detail the compositional heterogeneity of the ore, including growth zones that were not visible on the specimen. In addition, each mineral generation has a distinct trace-element composition, reflecting a geochemical sequence whose potential metallogenic significance at the district scale should be addressed in further work. Although qualitative and preliminary, the obtained LIBS dataset already produced a wealth of information that allowed to initiate discussion on some genetical and crystallochemical aspects. Above all, LIBS appears as a powerful tool for screening geochemically large samples for the selection of zones of particular interest for further analysis. |
| تدمد: | 2034-1954 1374-8505 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::4059ae14294451999253406a85885022 https://doi.org/10.20341/gb.2021.003 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi...........4059ae14294451999253406a85885022 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 20341954 13748505 |
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