Open AccessGeochemical composition and morphology study of Major Minerals of Angus Stone from Gamalama Mountain, Ternate Island, Indonesia
Author(s) -
Yanny Yanny,
Mohammad Marshus Hi Ibrahim,
Said Hi Abbas,
Muliadi Muliadi,
Asri Jaya,
Adi Maulana
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1569/4/042080
Subject(s) - tridymite , mineral , cristobalite , mineralogy , quartz , chemical composition , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , cinnabar , orthorhombic crystal system , geology , morphology (biology) , materials science , hematite , chemistry , crystallography , metallurgy , chemical engineering , crystal structure , paleontology , organic chemistry , engineering
This research is aimed to recognize the chemical composition, type, and main mineral morphology that are consisted in Batu Angus. The analytical methods used are X-ray Fluorescence (XRF), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR), and Scanning Electronic Microscopic (SEM). The result of the research showed that the chemical composition of Angus stone consists of silicone mineral and iron. The kind of silicone mineral is identified as mineral quartz, cristobalite, and tridymite while the iron mineral is identified as maghemite. The silicone mineral morphology has tetragonal, cubic, orthorhombic, hexagonal, and trigonal geometry shapes.