Mineralogical characterization by rare earths in mineral deposits of central Peru

Authors

  • Lourdes Janet Quiñones Lavado Professor at the Faculty of Geological, Mining, Metallurgical and Geographical Engineering at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de SanMarcos.
  • Pedro Miguel Gagliuffi Espinoza Professor at the Faculty of Geological, Mining, Metallurgical and Geographical Engineering at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de SanMarcos.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/iigeo.v19i37.12952

Keywords:

rare earths, central Peru, mineral deposits, mineralogical characterization, light microscopy technique, mass spectrometry method (ICP-MS) technique

Abstract

The main objective of this study was the rare earth mineralogical characterization of samples from mineral deposits in central Peru. To determine the mineralogical composition, the light microscopy technique was used by means of a reflected light polarization microscope and for the analysis of the rare earth bearing minerals, the mass spectrometry method (ICP-MS) technique, which is used for the study of materials loose or rare earths. The microscopic analysis of the samples from the mineral deposits of Milpo (Pilar Mine), Chungar and Mina Raúl determined the mineralogical composition made up of mineral species, such as pyrite, sphalerite, galena, chalcopyrite, marcasite, magnetite, pyrrhotite, goethite, tetrahedrite, bornita, covelita and bargains. The study of the samples applying the ICP MS technique confirmed the presence of rare earth elements such as cerium (ce), dysprosium (dy), erbium (er), europium (eu), gadolinium (gd), holfnium (ho ), lanthanum, lutetium (lu), neodymium (nd), praseodymium (pr), samarium (sm), terbium (tb), tulium (th), (tm), uranium (u) yttrium (y) and ytterbium (yb ) that they are rare earth elements of economic interest, said result is reported in a qualitative and quantitative way.

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Published

2016-07-15

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 37 (2016)

Section

Artículos científicos

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Quiñones Lavado, L. J., & Gagliuffi Espinoza, P. M. (2016). Mineralogical characterization by rare earths in mineral deposits of central Peru. Revista Del Instituto De investigación De La Facultad De Minas, Metalurgia Y Ciencias geográficas, 19(37). https://doi.org/10.15381/iigeo.v19i37.12952