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Mineralogical and Physical Characteristics of White Sandstone of Abu Rodeiyim Quarry (Sinai), and its Possible Industrial Utilization
Author(s) -
TEMRAZ Mostafa Gouda
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
acta geologica sinica ‐ english edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.444
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1755-6724
pISSN - 1000-9515
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6724.2012.00672.x
Subject(s) - carboniferous , geology , white (mutation) , mineralogy , geochemistry , silicon , white light , mining engineering , materials science , geomorphology , metallurgy , optoelectronics , chemistry , biochemistry , structural basin , gene
Abstract: Mineralogical, geochemical, and textural analyses of the white sandstones (Abu Thora Fm.) of Carboniferous in the Abu Rodeiyim region show that they are fluviomarine, well‐sorted, high‐purity, and high‐grade silica SiO 2 (average 99.56%). The results indicate that by simple treatment, the white sandstones can reach a high degree of purity, suitable for different industrial purposes (e.g. manufacture of silicon photovoltaic, crystal, and TV screens, art, and domestic and optical glass).