Geochemical assessment of a siliceous limestone sample for cement making |
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Authors: | D S Rao T V Vijayakumar S Prabhakar G Bhaskar Raju |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China |
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Abstract: | A low grade siliceous limestone sample from the Jayantipuram mine of Andhra Pradesh, India, has been investigated for its
suitability for cement making. Petrological as well as X-ray diffraction pattern studies indicated that the limestone sample
was crystalline and dominantly composed of calcite and quartz. They are simple in mineralogy, and yet they have variable silica
and lime contents. Geochemical analysis results of twenty five hand picked samples indicated that the limestone from the Jayantipuram
mine shows a wide range of variations in LOI (29.94% to 40.64%), SiO2 (6.14% to 27.18%), CaO (37.93% to 50.78%), Al2O3 (0.49% to 2.27%) and Fe2O3 (0.28% to 2.4%). MgO, K2O, Na2O, TiO2 and MnO2 are present in traces. CaO with LOI shows a strong positive correlation where as CaO with SiO2 shows a strong negative correlation because of mineralogical factors. The chemical composition of the limestone reflects
its mineralogical composition. The distribution of various elements in the acid-soluble fraction has been studied by the factor
analysis method in order to interpret in terms of their mineralogy, sedimentary environment and diagenesis. Mineralogy, recrystallization
and other diagenetic changes are the main factors affecting the distribution of the elements and their mutual relationships
in the limestone. The aim of this paper is also to analyze how significantly the two parameters, silica modulus and lime saturation
factor, influence this low grade siliceous limestone sample from the Jayantipuram mine of Andhra Pradesh, India, for the cement
making process from the geochemical data. |
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Keywords: | Jayantipuram mine limestone mineralogy geochemistry silica modulus |
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