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Particle size and mineralogical composition of inorganic colloids in draining waters of the adit of an old antimony mine, Goesdorf, Luxembourg.

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Particle size distributions and the mineralogy of inorganic colloids in waters draining the adit of an abandoned mine (Goesdorf, Luxembourg) were quantified by single particle counting based on light scattering (100 nm–2 lm) combined with transmission electronic microscopy coupled with energy dispersive spectroscopy and selected area electron diffraction. This water system was chosen as a surrogate for groundwaters. The dependence of the colloid number concentration on colloid diameters can be described by a power-law distribution in all cases. Power-law slopes ranged from 3.30 to 4.44, depending on water ionic strength and flow conditions. The same main mineral types were found in the different samples: 2:1 phyllosilicates (illite and mica), chlorite, feldspars (albite and orthoclase), calcite and quartz; with a variable number of Fe oxide particles. The colloid mineralogical composition closely resembles the composition of the parent rock. Spatial variations in the structure and composition of the rock in contact with the waters, i.e. fissured rock versus shear joints, are reflected in the colloid composition. The properties of the study colloids, as well as the processes influencing them, can be considered as representative of the colloids present in groundwaters.
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hal-00456920 , version 1 (16-02-2010)

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Montserrat Filella, Vincent Chanudet, Simon Philippo, Francois Quentel. Particle size and mineralogical composition of inorganic colloids in draining waters of the adit of an old antimony mine, Goesdorf, Luxembourg.. Applied Geochemistry, 2009, 24, pp.52-61. ⟨10.1016/j.apgao.chem.2008.11.010⟩. ⟨hal-00456920⟩
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