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Molecular-scale speciation of germanium and copper within sphalerite from Central Tennessee mining district (TN), Red Dog mining district (AK), and Metaline mining district (WA) Molecular-scale speciation of germanium and copper within sphalerite from Central Tennessee mining district (TN), Red Dog mining district (AK), and Metaline mining district (WA)
Oxidation state and bonding environment of Ge and Cu in ZnS and Zn mineral concentrates from a variety of sources [Central Tennessee mining district (TN), Metaline mining district, (WA), and Red Dog mine (AK)] were determined by linear combination fits from x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) analysis. Sphalerites from the East Tennessee mining district contained Ge in concentrations...
Trace element composition and molecular-scale speciation characterization of sphalerite from Central and East Tennessee mining districts, Red Dog mining district (AK), and Metaline mining district (WA) Trace element composition and molecular-scale speciation characterization of sphalerite from Central and East Tennessee mining districts, Red Dog mining district (AK), and Metaline mining district (WA)
Germanium (Ge) is an element deemed critical globally, and used in electronics, communication, and defense applications. The supply of Ge is limited and as demand for it increases, its criticality increases. Germanium is exclusively recovered as a byproduct of either coal mining or zinc (Zn) mining, and the main mineral hosting Ge in Zn deposits is sphalerite (ZnS). However, the...
Sopori Wash sub-basin gravity data, Pima and Santa Cruz Counties, Arizona Sopori Wash sub-basin gravity data, Pima and Santa Cruz Counties, Arizona
This data release contains new Earths gravity data from the Sopori Wash sub-basin in Pima and Santa Cruz Counties, Arizona. Data were acquired in January and March of 2017.
(LAC-78) Geologic map of the Theophilus quadrangle of the moon (LAC-78) Geologic map of the Theophilus quadrangle of the moon
The surface of the moon is heterogeneous. The differences from area to area of characteristic topographic forms and of physical properties such as albedo (reflectivity under full-Moon illumination) indicate that the materials underlying the surface vary from one area to another and that different processes have operated in the development of the surface. In lunar geologic mapping, areas...
(RLC-15) Geologic map of the Alphonsus GA region of the moon (RLC-15) Geologic map of the Alphonsus GA region of the moon
This map is one of a series prepared from photographs transmitted by Ranger IX (Jet Propulsion Lab, 1966, pls A56-58, B70-82). It depicts the geology of some 724 sq km in the northeast part of the floor of Alphonsus (Diameter about 115 km), a typical flat-floored old terra crater or basin with a subdued rim. Similar basins abound in the south central terrae of the visable hemisphere and...
(RLC-9) Geologic map of the Sabine DM region of the moon (RLC-9) Geologic map of the Sabine DM region of the moon
This 1:50,000 scale geolgic map is one of a series constructed at various scales from photographs trasmitted by the Ranger VII, VIII and IX spacecraft. The center of the map area is about 23 km southwest of the Ranger VIII (US Air Force Aeronautical Chart and Information Center Chart AIC 60C, Arago). In general, geologic maps of the moon portray similarities and differences in the...