Investigation of the Petrological and Geochemical Characteristics of Siderite in the Early Cretaceous Sandstone of Lacustrine Sedimentary Sequence in the Erlian Basin from Northeastern China

Siderite is a prevalent authigenic mineral in siliciclastic rocks, which usually occurred in eodiagensis period and could be used as an indicator of sedimentary environment. Some siderite precipitated in burial depth with geochemical information of basin fluid evolution. The crystal morphology, geochemical composition, and isotope values are influenced by physical and geochemical environment of precipitation. In this study, samples from the Early Cretaceous of Erlian basin in the northwestern China were collected, and mineralogy, bulk and in-situ geochemistry, C and O isotopes were analyzed to comprehensively investigate the sedimentary and diagenetic environment that the sediments experienced. Six lithofaices with three types of crystal habits were recognized in the siderite-rich sandstone, bundle crystal in spherical forms, blocky rhombs in intergranular pore and cleavage of muscovite, and micro bundle and mosaic crystals aggregates in nodular. The siderite growth proceeds through micro bundle and mosaic crystals to bundle siderite aggregates and then into blocky rhombs. The crystal evolution is also reflected by geochemical composition. The micro bundle and mosaic crystals are Casiderite. The spheritic shaped bundle aggregates are Ca-Mn-siderite. The blocky rhomb siderite shows gray part and bight part with Ca, Mg and Mn varies. Increase of Ca in block rhomb siderite suggests burial and mesodiagenesis, the high content of Mn may have linkage with eogenetic effects. The relatively positive and slightly negative δ13C value indicates meteoric water domination and influence of organic matter evolution in shallow buried time. The narrow ranges negative δ18O value suggest a small span of temperature of siderite formation.

Effect and mechanism of siderite on reverse anionic flotation of quartz from hematite

Reverse flotation technology is one of the most efficient ways to improve the quality and reduce impurity of iron concentrate. Mineral processors dealing with hematite face a challenge that the flotation results of reverse flotation of hematite are poor in presence of siderite using fatty acid as collector, starch as depressant of iron minerals and calcium ion as activator of quartz at strong alkaline pH. In this work, the effect of siderite on reverse anionic flotation of quartz from hematite was investigated. The effect mechanism of siderite on reverse flotation of hematite was studied by solution chemistry, ultraviolet spectrophotometry(UV) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR). It was observed that siderite had strong depressive effect on quartz in flotation using sodium oleate as collector, corn starch as depressant of iron minerals and calcium chloride as activator of quartz at strong alkaline pH. The starch was adsorbed onto calcium carbonate by chemical reaction which was formed by CO^(2-)_3 from siderite dissolution and Ca^(2+) from calcium chloride as activator of quartz and precipitated on the surface of quartz, which resulted in improving the hydrophilic ability of quartz.

Siderite pyrolysis in suspension roasting:An in-situ study on kinetics,phase transformation,and product properties

Siderite,as an abundant iron ore,has not been effectively utilized,with a low utilization rate.In this study,the in-situ kinetics and mechanism of siderite during suspension magnetization roasting(SMR)were investigated to improve the selective conversion of siderite to magnetite and CO,enriching the theoretical system of green SMR using siderite as a reductant.According to the gas products analyses,the peak value of the reaction rate increased with increasing temperature,and its curves presented the feature of an early peak and long tail.The mechanism function of the siderite pyrolysis was the contraction sphere model(R_(3)):f(α)=3(1−α)2/3;E_(α)was 46.4653 kJ/mol;A was 0.5938 s^(−1);the kinetics equation was k=0.5938exp[−46.4653/(RT)].The in-situ HT-XRD results indicated that siderite was converted into magnetite and wüstite that exhibited a good crystallinity in SMR under a N_(2) atmosphere.At 620℃,the saturation magnetization(M_(s)),remanence magnetization(Mr),and coercivity(Hc)of the product peaked at 53.63×10^(-3)A·m^(2)/g,10.23×10^(-3)A·m^(2)/g,and 12.40×10^(3)A/m,respectively.Meanwhile,the initial particles with a smooth surface were transformed into particles with a porous and loose structure in the roasting process,which would contribute to reducing the grinding cost.

Effect and mechanism of siderite on reverse flotation of hematite

The effects of siderite on reverse flotation of hematite were investigated using micro flotation, adsorption tests, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The flotation results show that interactions between siderite and quartz are the main reasons that siderite significantly influences the floatability. The interactions are attributed to dissolved siderite species and fine siderite particles. The interaction due to the dissolved species is, however, dominant. Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek（DLVO） theoretical calculations reveal that adhesion on quartz increases when the siderite particle size decreases and that fine particles partly influence quartz floatability. Chemical solution calculations indicate that the dissolved species of siderite might convert the surface of active quartz to CaCO_3 precipitates that can be depressed by starch. The theoretical calculations are in good agreement with the results of adsorption tests and FTIR spectroscopy and explain the reasons why siderite significantly influences reverse flotation of hematite.

Reaction behavior and non-isothermal kinetics of suspension magnetization roasting of limonite and siderite

In order to develop limonite and decrease CO_(2) emissions,siderite is proposed as a clean reductant for suspension magnetization roasting(SMR) of limonite.An iron concentrate(iron grade:65.92wt%,iron recovery:98.54wt%) was obtained by magnetic separation under the optimum SMR conditions:siderite dosage 40wt%,roasting temperature 700℃,roasting time 10 min.According to the magnetic analysis,SMR achieved the conversion of weak magnetic minerals to strong magnetic minerals,thus enabling the recovery of iron via magnetic separation.Based on the phase transformation analysis,during the SMR process,limonite was first dehydrated and converted to hematite,and then siderite decomposed to generate magnetite and CO,where CO reduced the freshly formed hematite to magnetite.The microstructure evolution analysis indicated that the magnetite particles were loose and porous with a destroyed structure,making them easier to be ground.The non-isothermal kinetic results show that the main reaction between limonite and siderite conformed to the two-dimension diffusion mechanism,suggesting that the diffusion of CO controlled the reaction.These results encourage the application of siderite as a reductant in SMR.

Kinetics of the Thermal Decomposition of Wangjiatan Siderite

The thermal decomposition processes of Wangjiatan siderite samples were studied in nitrogen by thermogravimetric（TG）analysis.The mechanism of thermal decomposition of the siderite obeyed an F n kinetic law and the n-order was between 1.16 and 1.29.The results from non-isothermal experiments show that the size of particles has an obvious effect on the logarithm of pre-exponential factor in kinetics parameter of the thermal decomposition of Wangjiatan siderite.A linear relationship is shown between the size of particles and the logarithm of pre-exponential factor.An F 1 kinetic model containing size factor describes the thermal decomposition of Wangjiatan siderite well.

Adsorption of Fluoride in Aqueous Solution on Synthetic Siderite

The present article bears in itself the investigation of the authors on the ways of treating high-fluoride containing groundwater by using synthetic siderite. Effects of various physico-chemical parameters such as contact time,initial F^-concentration,temperature and pH of solution,absorbent dose,and coexistence anions on F^-adsorption were studied in terms of batch tests.It was found that,as contact time increased。

An exsitu underground coal gasification experiment with a siderite interlayer:course of the process,production gas,temperatures and energy efficiency

A 72-h ex situ hard coal gasification test in one large block of coal was carried out.The gasifying agent was oxygen with a constant flow rate of 4.5 m^(3)/h.The surroundings of coal were simulated with wet sand with 11%moisture content.A 2-cm interlayer of siderite was placed in the horizontal cut of the coal block.As a result of this process,gas with an average flow rate of 12.46 m^(3)/h was produced.No direct influence of siderite on the gasification process was observed;however,measurements of CO_(2)content in the siderite interlayer before and after the process allow to determine the location of high-temperature zones in the reactor.The greatest influence on the efficiency of the gasification process was exerted by water contained in wet sand.At the high temperature that prevailed in the reactor,this water evaporated and reacted with the incandescent coal,producing hydrogen and carbon monoxide.This reaction contributes to the relatively high calorific value of the resulting process gas,averaging 9.41 MJ/kmol,and to the high energy efficiency of the whole gasification process,which amounts to approximately 70%.

Fluidized magnetization roasting of refractory siderite-containing iron ore via preoxidation-low-temperature reduction

Magnetization roasting is one of the most effective way of utilizing low-grade refractory iron ore.However,the reduction roasting of siderite(FeCO3)generates weakly magnetic wüstite,thus reducing iron recovery via weak magnetic separation.We systematically studied and proposed the fluidized preoxidation-low-temperature reduction magnetization roasting process for siderite.We found that the maghemite generated during the air oxidation roasting of siderite would be further reduced into wüstite at 500 and 550℃due to the unstable intermediate product magnetite(Fe_(3)O_(4)).Stable magnetite can be obtained through maghemite reduction only at low temperature.The optimal fluidized magnetization roasting parameters included preoxidation at 610℃for 2.5 min,followed by reduction at 450℃for 5 min.For roasted ore,weak magnetic separation yielded an iron ore concentrate grade of 62.0wt%and an iron recovery rate of 88.36%.Compared with that of conventional direct reduction magnetization roasting,the iron recovery rate of weak magnetic separation had greatly improved by 34.33%.The proposed fluidized preoxidation-low-temperature reduction magnetization roasting process can realize the efficient magnetization roasting utilization of low-grade refractory siderite-containing iron ore without wüstite generation and is unlimited by the proportion of siderite and hematite in iron ore.

Characterization and kinetic study on ammonia leaching of complex copper ore

Ammonia leaching kinetics of a complex Cu-ore assaying 8.8% Cu and 36.1% Fe was examined. Mineralogical characterization indicated that the major phase of the ore was siderite with chalcopyrite as the major sulfide mineral. The effects of parameters such as agitation, temperature, NH3 concentration, particle size and oxygen partial pressure （Po2） were investigated. Under the standard leaching conditions of 125-212 μm particle size, 120 ℃, 1.29 mol/L NH3 and 202 kPa ofpo2, about 83% Cu could be selectively extracted in 2.5 h. However, when using higher NH3 concentration and lower particle size, more than 95% extraction was achieved. The leaching process was found to be surface reaction controlling. The estimated activation energy was （37.6±1.9） kJ/mol and empirical orders of reaction with respect topos and [NH3] were about 0.2 and 1, respectively.

Two-step flotation recovery of iron concentrate from Donganshan carbonaceous iron ore

The flotation of pure and natural carbonaceous iron ore samples in the oleate flotation system was investigated.Starch can depress hematite effectively in a wide pH range,but cannot depress siderite efficiently in neutral conditions.The flotation recovery of pure hematite,siderite,and quartz in the oleate-starch-CaCl2 system is significantly different when the slurry pH varies from 4 to 12.A novel two-step flotation process was developed for the separation of iron concentrate from Donganshan carbonaceous iron ore through which the siderite concentrate is first recovered and the high quality hematite concentrates with relative high iron recovery can be obtained in the second step flotation.The siderite concentrate may be utilized directly or undergo further concentration steps to increase iron grade.

Distribution and composition of authigenic minerals in surface sediments of the western Gulf of Thailand

Generation, morphology, and distribution of authigenic minerals directly reflect sedimentary environment and material sources. Surface sediments were collected from the western Gulf of Thailand during 2011–2012, and 159 samples were analyzed to determine detrital minerals. Authigenic minerals, including siderite, pyrite, and glauconite, are abundant whereas secondary minerals, such as chlorite and limonite, are distributed widely in the study area. Siderite has a maximum content of 19.98 g/kg and appears in three types from nearshore to continental shelf, showing the process of forming-maturity-oxidation. In this process, the Mn O content in siderite decreases, but FeOand Mg O content increase. Colorless or transparent siderite pellets are fresh grains generated within a short time and widely distributed throughout the region; high content appears in coastal area where river inputs are discharged. Translucent cemented double pellets appearing light yellow to red are mature grains; high content is observed in the central shelf. Red-brown opaque granular pellets are oxidized grains,which are concentrated in the eastern gulf. Pyrite is mostly distributed in the central continental shelf with an approximately north–south strip. Pyrite are mainly observed in foraminifera shell and distributed in clayey silt sediments, which is similar to that in the Yangtze River mouth and the Yellow Sea. The pyrite in the gulf is deduced from genetic types associated with sulfate reduction and organic matter decomposition. Majority of glauconite are granular with few laminar. Glauconite is concentrated in the northern and southern parts within the boundary of 9.5° to 10.5°N and is affected by river input diffusion. The distribution of glauconite is closely correlated with that of chlorite and plagioclase, indicating that glauconite is possibly derived from altered products of chlorite and plagioclase. The KO content of glauconite is low or absent, indicating its short formation time.

Geochemistry of subsurface Late Quaternary ironstones in Rajshahi and Bogra Districts, Bangladesh: implications for genetic and depositional conditions

The present study deals with the geochemistry of Late Quaternary ironstones in the subsurface in Rajshahi and Bogra districts, Bangladesh with the lithological study of the boreholes sediments. Major lithofacies of the studied boreholes are clay, silty clay, sandy clay, fine to coarse grained sand, gravels and sands with(fragmentary) ironstones. The ironstones contain major oxides, Fe_2 O_3*(*total Fe)(avg. 66.6 wt%), SiO_2(avg. 15.3 wt%), Al_2 O_3(avg. 4.0 wt%), MnO(avg. 7.7 wt%), and CaO(avg. 3.4 wt%). These geochemical data imply that the higher percentage of Fe_2 O_3* along with Al_2 O_3 and MnO indicate the ironstone as goethite and siderite, which is also validated by XRD data. A comparatively higher percentage of SiO_2 indicates the presence of relative amounts of clastic quartz and manganese-rich silicate or clay in these rocks. These ironstones also have significant amounts of MnO(avg. 7.7 wt%) suggesting their depositional environments under oxygenated condition. Chemical data of these ironstones suggest that the source rock suffered deep chemical weathering and iron was mostly carried in association with the clay fraction and organic matter. Iron concretion was mostly formed by bacterial build up in swamps and marshes, and was subsequently embedded in clayey mud.Within the coastal environments, the water table fluctuates and goethite and siderite with mud and quartz became dry and compacted to form ironstone.

Snowball Earth at low solar luminosity prevented by the oceanatmosphere coupling

The standard solar model proposes that the solar luminosity was 30%lower than the present level at 4.5 billion years ago(Ga).At low solar radiation,the climate model predicts that the Earth should have been completely covered by ice in the first 2 billion years,i.e.in the snowball Earth climate mode,when the atmospheric CO2 content was at the present level.However,snowball Earth condition is inconsistent with various sedimentological,paleontological,and geochemical evidence.Such controversy is collectively known as the Taint Young Sun,(FYS)paradox.Though various models have been proposed,the FYS paradox has not yet been resolved.In this study,we develop a model by considering the ocean-atmosphere coupling to show that high atmospheric CO2 level could be sustained at low seawater pH.The modeling result indicates that 0.1 bar atmospheric CO2 level that was required to prevent snowball Earth in early Archean could be sustained at seawater pH of 6.8-7.2.Although the absence of siderite in Archean paleosols has been used to argue against high atmospheric CO2 level,we suggest that siderite precipitation in paleosols was not controlled by the atmospheric CO2 level alone.Instead,siderite could precipitate in anoxic conditions with various amount of CO2 in the atmosphere,suggesting siderite cannot be used to reconstruct the atmospheric CO2 level.Therefore,the new model suggests that the snowball Earth condition could be prevented by the coupling of atmosphere and ocean systems,and thus the emergence of the ocean in the very beginning of Earth evolution might be the key to the subsequence evolution of habitability.

Influences of Heat Treatments on Crystallization in SiO_2-Al_2O_3-MgO-K_2O-F Glass-ceramics

Five kinds of heating treatment processing were chosen according to the experiment result of differential scanning calorimeter to prepare SiO2-Al2O3-MgO-K2O-F glass ceramics samples.The effects of heat treatment processing on the crystallization of these samples were explored by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy techniques.The results indicate that phase separations can occur in the bulk regions of the glass sample when holding at 670 ℃ for 3 h.The phase separation can accelerate the precipitation of the crystallization phase： when the temperature directly rises to 950 ℃ after the phase separation,there are mainly interlocked plate-shapes mica phases;If holding at 860 ℃ for 3 h first after the phase separation,the star-shape cordierite phases form;Thereby,elevating temperature to 950 ℃ and holding for 1 h will bring plate-shapes mica phases growing at inter-phases of the star-shape cordierite and finally the homogeneously distributed mica- cordierite composites form.However,if heating at 950 ℃ directly without holding at 670 ℃,there is a small quantity of phase separation appearing at 670 ℃ and a little crystallization phases precipitating at last.

Magnetic susceptibility variation and AMS exchange related to thermal treatment of siderite

Siderite is one of the common iron-bearing carbonates in deposits. Its magnetic properties are usually neglected due to its paramagnetic property at room temperature. It was shown that the magnetic susceptibility changes with temperature variation. Also it was revealed that the maximum axis (K1) of AMS ellipsoid exchange position gradually with the minimum axis (K3) during thermal treatment, and thus, AMS ellipsoids of samples change from initial prolate to oblate. It was concluded that such changes resulted from the decomposition and oxidation of siderite during heating in which siderite was transformed into magnetite, maghemite, and finally to hematite.

Natural siderite derivatives activated peroxydisulfate toward oxidation of organic contaminant: A green soil remediation strategy

Natural siderite(FeCO_(3)),simulated synthetic siderite and nZVI/FeCO_(3) composite were used as green and easily available iron-based catalysts in peroxydisulfate activation for remediating 2-chlorophenol as the target contaminant and this technique can effectively degrade organic pollutants in the soil.The key reaction parameters such as catalysts dosage,oxidant concentration and pH,were investigated to evaluate the catalytic performance of different materials in catalytic systems.The buffering property of natural soil conduced satisfactory degradation performance in a wide pH range(3-10).Both the main non-radical of ^(1)O_(2) and free radicals of SO_(4)^(-) and OH·were evidenced by quenching experiment and electron paramagnetic resonance.The reduction of nZVI on FFC surface not only has the advantage for electronic transfer to promote the circulation of Fe(Ⅲ)to Fe(Ⅱ),but also can directly dechlorinate.Furthermore,the intermediates were comprehensively analyzed by GC-MS and a potential removal mechanism of three oxidant system for 2-CP soil degradation was obtained.Briefly,this research provides a new perspective for organic contaminate soil treatment using natural siderite or simulated synthetic siderite as efficient and environmental catalytic material.

Catalytic performance and reaction mechanisms of NO removal with NH_(3) at low and medium temperatures on Mn-W-Sb modified siderite catalysts

Iron-based catalysts have been explored for selective catalytic reduction(SCR)of NO due to environmentally benign characters and good SCR activity.Mn-W-Sb modified siderite catalysts were prepared by impregnation method based on siderite ore,and SCR perfor-mance of the catalysts was investigated.The catalysts were analyzed by X-ray diffrac-tion,H_(2)-temperature-programmed reduction,Brunauer-Emmett-Teller,Thermogravimetry-derivative thermogravimetry and in-situ diffused reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy(DRIFTS).The modified siderite catalysts calcined at 450℃ mainly consist of Fe_(2)O_(3),and added Mn,W and Sb species are amorphous.3Mn-5W-1.5Sb-siderite catalyst has a wide temperature window of 180-360℃ and good N_(2) selectivity at low temperatures.In-situ DRIFTS results show NH_(4)^(+),coordinated NH_(3),NH_(2),NO_(3)^(-)species(bidentate),NO_(2)-species(nitro,nitro-nitrito,monodentate),and adsorbed NO_(2) can be discovered on the sur-face of Mn-W-Sb modified siderite catalysts,and doping of Mn will enhance adsorbed NO_(2) formation by synergistic catalysis with Fe^(3+).In addition,the addition of Sb can inhibit sulfates formation on the surface of the catalyst in the presence of SO_(2) and H_(2)O.Time-dependent in-situ DRIFTS studies also indicate that both of Lewis and Br?nsted acid sites play a role in SCR of NO by ammonia at low temperatures.The mechanism of NO removal on the 3Mn-5W-1.5Sb-siderite catalyst can be discovered as a combination of Eley-Rideal and Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanisms with three reaction pathways.The mechanism of NO,oxidized by synergistic catalysis of Fe^(3+)and Mn^(4+/3+)to form NO_(2) among three pathways,reveals the reason of high NO_(x) conversion of the catalyst at medium and low temperatures.

Mineralogical alteration of thermally treated siderite in air: Mossbauer spectroscopy results

Mineralogical alternation of thermally treated siderite in air atmosphere has been systematically analyzed by Mossbauer effects. It was preliminarily estimated from the area of sub-spectra that 4% , 39% and 62% of magnetite were formed at 410℃, 490℃ and 510℃ respectively. After being incrementally heated at 530℃ the spectra consist of two sextets of Fe3O4. Sextet of γ-Fe2O3 with hyperfine field of 50T was observed at 550℃. Spectra at 580℃

Chemico-viscous remanent magnetization in the oxidation of siderite and its implications in paleomagnetism

Studies have been done of the secondary chemico-viscous remanent magnetization (CVRM) produced in the oxidization and decomposition of high-purity crystal siderite specimens collected from Dalizi Deposit, Jilin Province, The CVRM intensity increases to a peak value at an annealing temperature of 490*^0 . The direction of CVRM is always parallel to the applied field , and no self- reversal behavior has been observed in the transformation of maghemite to hematite . It is suggested that the phase transition of magnetic minerals can make great contribution to secondary magnetization. Results of successive heating at low temperature indicate that the crystal mineral siderite is basically stable. Finally , the paleomagnetic significance of CVRM is discussed.