Mineral abundances within bulk and size-fractionated mine waste from the Tar Creek Superfund Site, Tri-State Mining District, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
Dates
Publication Date
2022-05-31
Citation
White, S.J.O., Piatak, N.M., McAleer, R.J., Hayes, S.M., Seal, R.R. II, Schaider, L.A., Shine, J.P., Green, C.J., Hoppe, D.A., and Croke, M.R., 2022, Mineral abundances within bulk and size-fractionated mine waste from the Tar Creek Superfund Site, Tri-State Mining District, Oklahoma, U.S.A.: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9ZM36FG.
Summary
Mineral abundances within bulk and size-fractionated mine waste from sampled historical waste piles from the Tar Creek Superfund Site, Oklahoma, U.S.A., were determined by Mineral Liberation Analysis (MLA) and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD). Data and methods reported are part of a research study published here: White, S.J.O., Piatak, N.M., McAleer, R.J., Hayes. S.M., Seal, R.R. II, Schaider, L.A., Shine, J.P. Germanium redistribution during weathering of Zn mine wastes: implications for environmental mobility and recovery of a critical minerals, Applied Geochemistry, p. 105341, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2022.105341
Summary
Mineral abundances within bulk and size-fractionated mine waste from sampled historical waste piles from the Tar Creek Superfund Site, Oklahoma, U.S.A., were determined by Mineral Liberation Analysis (MLA) and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD).
Data and methods reported are part of a research study published here: White, S.J.O., Piatak, N.M., McAleer, R.J., Hayes. S.M., Seal, R.R. II, Schaider, L.A., Shine, J.P. Germanium redistribution during weathering of Zn mine wastes: implications for environmental mobility and recovery of a critical minerals, Applied Geochemistry, p. 105341, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2022.105341
Data were obtained to determine the mineral abundances contained within bulk and size-fractionated mine wastes from the Tar Creek Superfund Site in Oklahoma, U.S.A., an historical zinc and lead mining area. Ultimately these data are a part of a greater characterization of the environmental behavior of germanium (Ge) and potential for recovery from mine wastes.