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<p>Local clay mineral was mined from Okpella Town, Etsako Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. Mineralogical characterization of the clay was carried out using X-ray diffraction analyzer. Chemical characterization of the clay was carried out using X-ray fluorescence analyzer and the pH analysis of the clay was carried out using pH meter. The mineralogical analysis revealed that the clay was majorly a dolomite mineral having 72% dolomite. The impurities present are 18% cristobalite, 4.1% garnet, 5% calcite and 1% quicklime. The pH analysis of the clay revealed that the clay was acidic having average pH value of 3.9. The pH determined for the 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:8 and 1:10 samples were 3.61, 3.85, 3.85, 4.05 and 4.09, respectively.</p>
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Local clay mineral was mined from Okpella Town, Etsako Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. Mineralogical characterization of the clay was carried out using X-ray diffraction analyzer. Chemical characterization of the clay was carried out using X-ray fluorescence analyzer and the pH analysis of the clay was carried out using pH meter. The mineralogical analysis revealed that the clay was majorly a dolomite mineral having 72% dolomite. The impurities present are 18% cristobalite, 4.1% garnet, 5% calcite and 1% quicklime. The pH analysis of the clay revealed that the clay was acidic having average pH value of 3.9. The pH determined for the 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:8 and 1:10 samples were 3.61, 3.85, 3.85, 4.05 and 4.09, respectively.

Mineralogical, Physicochemical and Morphological Characterization of Okpella Clay

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Local clay mineral was mined from Okpella Town, Etsako Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. Mineralogical characterization of the clay was carried out...

Mineralogical, Physicochemical and Morphological Characterization of Okpella Clay

Published Online: Jan 01, 2022

Page range: 78 - 82

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/minrv-2021-0037

Keywords
Okpella clay, characterization, XRD, XRF, SEM, pH, Specific gravity

© 2021 Samir Mezani et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Mineralogical, Physicochemical and Morphological Characterization of Okpella Clay

Published Online: Jan 01, 2022

Page range: 78 - 82

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/minrv-2021-0037

KeywordsOkpella clay, characterization, XRD, XRF, SEM, pH, Specific gravity

© 2021 Samir Mezani et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Okpella clay, characterization, XRD, XRF, SEM, pH, Specific gravity