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Determination Of Elemental Composition And Trace Elements In Limestone Deposit In Ikpeshi, Edo State, Nigeria
Subject area: Science,Engineering and Technology · Area of research: Geological Science
Abstract
The elemental composition and trace elements determination of limestone deposits in Ikpeshi, Edo State is done through qualitative analysis of the limestone, and it was aimed at determination of the major and trace elements present in the limestone from the study area. Five limestone samples were collected from the study area for qualitative analysis using X-ray fluorescence spectrometer. The result shows that the major elemental composition of the limestone in the study area is Ca (90.59%), with Si (3.33%), Al (0.92%) and Mg (1.58%) and the minor elements are S (0.66%), Sn (0.53 %), Sb (0.52 %), K (0.49 %), P (0.37%) and Mo (0.29 %). The trace elements present in the limestone are V (0.0017 %), Mn (0.0015 %), Co (0.0033 %), Ni (0.0194 %), Cu (0.0151 %), Zn (0.03 %), As (0.0005 %), W (0.0131 %), Au (0.0178 %), Ag (0.0009 %), Rb (0.0031 %), Nb (0.0016 %). The chemical relationship for purity determination between Ca/Mg ratio in the limestone from the study area is 98.40, while the Mg/Ca ratio is 0.01 and this ratios falls into the pure limestone class which revealed that the limestone in the study area is a pure limestone.
Keywords
Limestone, analysis, trace elements, determination, purity.
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How to cite this paper
@article{1702870,
author = {Umoru Titi Abdulasisi, Sule Tunde Usman Nurudeen, Sanni Eshovo Blessing , Eguaoje Samuel Omokhefe; Osiyoku Dada Akanni, Idis Gimba Nurudeen; Mahmud Hauwau},
title = {Determination Of Elemental Composition And Trace Elements In Limestone Deposit In Ikpeshi, Edo State, Nigeria},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2021},
volume = {5},
number = {1},
pages = {323-328},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1702870.pdf},
abstract = {The elemental composition and trace elements determination of limestone deposits in Ikpeshi, Edo State is done through qualitative analysis of the limestone, and it was aimed at determination of the major and trace elements present in the limestone from the study area. Five limestone samples were collected from the study area for qualitative analysis using X-ray fluorescence spectrometer. The result shows that the major elemental composition of the limestone in the study area is Ca (90.59%), with Si (3.33%), Al (0.92%) and Mg (1.58%) and the minor elements are S (0.66%), Sn (0.53 %), Sb (0.52 %), K (0.49 %), P (0.37%) and Mo (0.29 %). The trace elements present in the limestone are V (0.0017 %), Mn (0.0015 %), Co (0.0033 %), Ni (0.0194 %), Cu (0.0151 %), Zn (0.03 %), As (0.0005 %), W (0.0131 %), Au (0.0178 %), Ag (0.0009 %), Rb (0.0031 %), Nb (0.0016 %). The chemical relationship for purity determination between Ca/Mg ratio in the limestone from the study area is 98.40, while the Mg/Ca ratio is 0.01 and this ratios falls into the pure limestone class which revealed that the limestone in the study area is a pure limestone.},
keywords = {Limestone, analysis, trace elements, determination, purity.},
month = {July},
}