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Title: Characterization of Clay Deposit in Nkisi River of Onitsha North LGA, Anambra State Nigeria
Authors: Ekpunobi, Uche Eunice
Duru, Chiamara Blessing
Ogbuagu, A. S
Keywords: Clay
deposits
X-ray diffraction
analysis
silica
phylliosilicate.
Issue Date: 25-Mar-2013
Publisher: David Publishing
Citation: J. Chem. Chem. Eng. 7 (2013) 246-250
Abstract: A combination of analytical techniques such as AAS and XRD were employed to characterize clay deposit in Nkisi river Onitsha North LGA, Anambra State. The sample was also subjected to pysico-chemical test. The results obtained show that silica (SiO2) content was the highest, followed by alumina (Al2O3) content, while the alkali and alkaline earth metal are in trace amount. XRD (X-ray diffraction) results of the deposits analyzed with Bragg’s Wolff equation, and international center for diffraction data software have identified the samples to contain the phylliosilicate minerals of mica group identified as Prehnite (CaAl2[SiO3]O10[OH]2). The physico -chemical analysis of the deposits corresponds with the XRD results.
Description: Scholarly work
URI: http://repository.unizik.edu.ng/handle/123456789/533
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