TECHNIQUE FOR THE SEPARATION OF CLINOPTILOLITE FROM SOILS

被引:17
作者
MING, DW [1 ]
DIXON, JB [1 ]
机构
[1] TEXAS A&M UNIV,DEPT SOIL & CROP SCI,COLLEGE STN,TX 77843
关键词
MINERALOGY - Analytical Methods - SOILS - Analysis - Zeolites;
D O I
10.1346/CCMN.1987.0350608
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
By combining the low specific gravity and fine particle-size characteristics of clinoptilolite in soils, it is possible to separate the zeolite from complex mineral systems. Clinoptilolite has a specific gravity of about 2. 16, and most of the clinoptilolite in soils derived on the Catahoula sediments are concentrated in the 50-2- mu m fraction. The objectives of this study therefore were to: (1) separate clinoptilolite from soils, and (2) test for possible mineral alterations caused by the separation procedure. Study materials, methods and results are discussed.
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页码:469 / 472
页数:4
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