Abstract
This research project was aimed at characterizing quartz from selected potential High Purity Quartz (HPQ) deposits in terms of trace element associations, associated trace element concentrations, and growth zones. Six quartz rock samples were collected from three different localities, with two samples collected from each locality. Concentrations of Na, K, Li, Al, Ca, Fe, Ti, B and P were analysed in situ by LA-ICP-MS. This analysis was aimed at finding out whether the total concentrations of these trace elements do not exceed 50 μg g-1 as required by the HPQ definition. The Lowest total concentrations obtained from analysed samples were found to be much higher than the required minimum of less than 50 μg g-1and are given as follows: sample DB2 from the farm Doornboom 316 yielded 2,144.6 μg g-1, sample ALT2 from the farm Alt-Seeis 133 yielded 726.3 μg g-1 and sample MA1 from SP14 pegmatite intrusion in the Cape cross – Uis Pegmatite belt yielded 1,753.5 μg g-1. Analytical results obtained from LA-ICP-MS showed very low Fe concentrations in all three deposits with all samples giving an average of
SISEHO, K (2021). Characterization Of Quartz In Some Potential High Purity Quartz Deposits In The Damara Orogenic Belt. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/characterization-of-quartz-in-some-potential-high-purity-quartz-deposits-in-the-damara-orogenic-belt
SISEHO, KAMWI "Characterization Of Quartz In Some Potential High Purity Quartz Deposits In The Damara Orogenic Belt" Afribary. Afribary, 25 Apr. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/characterization-of-quartz-in-some-potential-high-purity-quartz-deposits-in-the-damara-orogenic-belt. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
SISEHO, KAMWI . "Characterization Of Quartz In Some Potential High Purity Quartz Deposits In The Damara Orogenic Belt". Afribary, Afribary, 25 Apr. 2021. Web. 20 Sep. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/characterization-of-quartz-in-some-potential-high-purity-quartz-deposits-in-the-damara-orogenic-belt >.
SISEHO, KAMWI . "Characterization Of Quartz In Some Potential High Purity Quartz Deposits In The Damara Orogenic Belt" Afribary (2021). Accessed September 20, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/characterization-of-quartz-in-some-potential-high-purity-quartz-deposits-in-the-damara-orogenic-belt