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Efficient Separation of Trace Muscovite within the Surface/Interface of Quartz Grains from a Hydrothermal Deposit by Oxidizing Calcination and Catalytic Pressure Leaching

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Efficient separation of trace muscovite from the surface/interface of quartz grains was accomplished during oxidizing calcination and catalytic pressure leaching of the hydrothermal quartz. Experimental results suggest that 98.97% or more of the muscovite was separated when quartz sand was calcined at 900 °C for 5 h and then leached by hydrochloric acid and ammonium chloride solutions as substitutes for leaching agents containing fluorides. The chemical processing techniques show high selectivity in purifying quartz sand by transforming mineral muscovite into active structures during oxidizing calcination, and then dissolving the active substances during catalytic pressure leaching.

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Financial support for the project was provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51604205, 51774223).

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  1. School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People’s Republic of China

    Zhenyu Pei, Shaomin Lei & Yubiao Li

  2. Wuhan BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., Wuhan, 430040, People’s Republic of China

    Min Lin, Yu Meng & Hang Qiu

  3. Jiangsu Kaida Quartz Co., Ltd., Xinyi, 221400, People’s Republic of China

    Xun Zhang

  4. School of Natural and Built Environments, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia

    Yubiao Li & Andrea R. Gerson

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Pei, Z., Lin, M., Meng, Y. et al. Efficient Separation of Trace Muscovite within the Surface/Interface of Quartz Grains from a Hydrothermal Deposit by Oxidizing Calcination and Catalytic Pressure Leaching. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration 36, 313–325 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-018-0033-7

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