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Framboidal sulphides precipitated synthetically

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Framboidal sulphides of iron, copper, lead, zinc, nickel and arsenic have been precipitated from aqueous solutions by hydrogen sulphide in the absence of any bacterial agency. The formation of framboids is considered to be a normal result of the precipitation of discrete sulphide particles in suspension from reactants in true solution at a concentration between twice and ten times the solubility of the sulphides. The preservation of framboids demands protection from further access to a solvent within a few days of precipitation. The significance of the formation and preservation of framboids in sedimentary and magmatic rocks and in the genesis of stratiform sulphide ores is discussed and the role of organic material in sediments is suggested.

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Eisen-, Kupfer-, Blei-, Zink-, Nickel- und Arsensulfid-„Himbeeren“ wurden durch Schwefelwasserstoff-Fällung, unter Ausschluß von Bakterieneinwirkungen, erhalten. Die Bildung der „Himbeeren“ wird als normales Resultat der Fällung begrenzter Sulfid-Einzelteilchen angesehen, wie sie aus 2- bis 10-fach übersättigten echten Lösungen entstehen. Nach der Fällung bleiben die „Himbeeren“ eine Woche erhalten, danach nur, wenn das Lösungsmittel zu ihnen keinen weiteren Zutritt erlangt. Die Bedeutung der Bildung und Erhaltung von „Himbeeren“ in sedimentären und magmatischen Gesteinen, sowie der Entstehungsprozeß von Sulfiderzschichten, wird besprochen und die Annahme diskutiert, daß organischem Material in Sedimenten eine bestimmte Rolle zukommt.

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Farrand, M. Framboidal sulphides precipitated synthetically. Mineral. Deposita 5, 237–247 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00201990

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