2001
DOI: 10.3133/ofr01336
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Geochemistry of selected mercury mine-tailings in the Parkfield Mercury District, California

Abstract: 6-Three pipe retort at Dawson mine, location of sample 21DC1 7-Silica-carbonate (SC) type mercury deposits associated with serpentinite have high nickel and cobalt concentration, field I, as compared to hot spring (HS) type mercury deposits, field II. Other trace elements enriched in SC deposits define Factor 2 (Co, Ni, Mg, Fe, Cr, Mn) and discriminate these deposits from HS deposits which are enriched in Factor 1 elements (Al, K, Na, V, Ti). Samples from the Dawson and King and Avenal Creek areas plot in the … Show more

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“…This produced calcines and secondary Hg and Fe minerals (mainly metacinnabar and Fe oxides), which were dumped near the metallurgical facilities. The concentration of Hg in calcines varies greatly, but is usually greater than 1000 ppm (Gosar et al, 1997;Rytuba, 2000;Rytuba et al, 2001;Gray et al, 2002;Gray, 2003;Loredo et al, 2003;Zhang et al, 2004). In this study, the concentration of Hg in calcines ranged from 330 to 1000 ppm.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…This produced calcines and secondary Hg and Fe minerals (mainly metacinnabar and Fe oxides), which were dumped near the metallurgical facilities. The concentration of Hg in calcines varies greatly, but is usually greater than 1000 ppm (Gosar et al, 1997;Rytuba, 2000;Rytuba et al, 2001;Gray et al, 2002;Gray, 2003;Loredo et al, 2003;Zhang et al, 2004). In this study, the concentration of Hg in calcines ranged from 330 to 1000 ppm.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Likewise, arsenic exerts a toxic effect in a variety of organisms, including humans [4,5]. Because of their harmfulness, many studies have been aimed at assessing mercury [6][7][8][9] and arsenic [5,10,11] contents and their mobility in different environmental compartments, especially in highly mineralized areas exploited by mining activities where concentrations up to 1000 mg/kg were measured in mine waste and alluvial sediments [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As a consequence, Hg mining areas may affect the territory where the extraction, preparation, heating and condensation processes are occurring, enhancing environmental concerns. Pollution can be derived by mine-waste calcines, usually containing high contents of Hg ( 41000 mg kg À 1 ; Gosar et al, 1997;Rytuba, 2000;Rytuba et al, 2001;Gray et al, 2002Gray et al, , 2004Gray, 2003;Loredo et al, 2003;Zhang et al, 2004;Navarro et al, 2009) and related to unconverted cinnabar and formation of metacinnabar, HgO and other Hg salts (e.g. Kim et al, 2003;Gray et al, 2010 and references within) that interact with meteoric waters.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%