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Title: Heavy mineral distribution in stream sediment of Tapah area, Perak, Malaysia

Abstract

This paper aims to provide the overview of occurrence, distribution and origin of the heavy minerals in the study area. A total of 45 selected stream sediment heavy mineral concentrate samples were panned using standard dulangs, dried and separated from other light minerals using bromoform. The heavy minerals were separated into different fractions at different amperes using Frantz Isodynamic magnetic separator. Mineral identification was done using binocular microscope augmented by X-ray diffraction analyses. Mineral abundance data were analysed graphically using triangular diagrams to show their origin. Dominant minerals present in the heavy mineral samples collected are ilmenite, cassiterite, tourmaline, zircon, topaz, and magnetite. The less common minerals, present in trace amounts are hematite, xenotime, allanite, monazite, rutile, anatase, leucoxene, chromite, garnet and olivine. Examination of the heavy mineral assemblage shows that they originated from granite batholiths of the Main Range, Changkat Rembian as well as from the metasedimentary rock in the area. The gold flakes present are found together with cassiterite and topaz indicating that gold originates from the mineralized veins contact-metamorphosed metasedimentary rocks. Almost all samples collected contain cassiterite grains in various amounts. From the mineral assemblage, the source of cassiterite originates from the mineralized quartz veins that cutmore » granitic rocks of Main Range, Changkat Rembian as well as the metasedimentary rock in the area. Greisenized veins containing quartz, mica and tourmaline with the presence of wolframite and arsenopyrite also contribute to the presence of cassiterite in this study area.« less

Authors:
 [1]; ;  [2];  [3]
  1. Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains Malaysia, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia and Program Geologi, Pusat Pengajian Sains Sekitaran dan Sumber Alam, Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor (Malaysia)
  2. Program Geologi, Pusat Pengajian Sains Sekitaran dan Sumber Alam, Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor (Malaysia)
  3. Jabatan Geologi, Fakulti Sains Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22267793
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1571; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: 2013 UKM FST postgraduate colloquium, Selangor (Malaysia), 3-4 Jul 2013; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; ALLANITE; DISTRIBUTION; GOLD; GRAIN SIZE; HEMATITE; ILMENITE; MAGNETITE; MONAZITES; OLIVINE; QUARTZ; RUTILE; SEDIMENTS; TOURMALINE; WOLFRAMITE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION

Citation Formats

Sibon, Mahat Hj, Jamil, Habibah, Umor, Mohd Rozi, and Hassan, Wan Fuad Wan. Heavy mineral distribution in stream sediment of Tapah area, Perak, Malaysia. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4858692.
Sibon, Mahat Hj, Jamil, Habibah, Umor, Mohd Rozi, & Hassan, Wan Fuad Wan. Heavy mineral distribution in stream sediment of Tapah area, Perak, Malaysia. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4858692
Sibon, Mahat Hj, Jamil, Habibah, Umor, Mohd Rozi, and Hassan, Wan Fuad Wan. 2013. "Heavy mineral distribution in stream sediment of Tapah area, Perak, Malaysia". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4858692.
@article{osti_22267793,
title = {Heavy mineral distribution in stream sediment of Tapah area, Perak, Malaysia},
author = {Sibon, Mahat Hj and Jamil, Habibah and Umor, Mohd Rozi and Hassan, Wan Fuad Wan},
abstractNote = {This paper aims to provide the overview of occurrence, distribution and origin of the heavy minerals in the study area. A total of 45 selected stream sediment heavy mineral concentrate samples were panned using standard dulangs, dried and separated from other light minerals using bromoform. The heavy minerals were separated into different fractions at different amperes using Frantz Isodynamic magnetic separator. Mineral identification was done using binocular microscope augmented by X-ray diffraction analyses. Mineral abundance data were analysed graphically using triangular diagrams to show their origin. Dominant minerals present in the heavy mineral samples collected are ilmenite, cassiterite, tourmaline, zircon, topaz, and magnetite. The less common minerals, present in trace amounts are hematite, xenotime, allanite, monazite, rutile, anatase, leucoxene, chromite, garnet and olivine. Examination of the heavy mineral assemblage shows that they originated from granite batholiths of the Main Range, Changkat Rembian as well as from the metasedimentary rock in the area. The gold flakes present are found together with cassiterite and topaz indicating that gold originates from the mineralized veins contact-metamorphosed metasedimentary rocks. Almost all samples collected contain cassiterite grains in various amounts. From the mineral assemblage, the source of cassiterite originates from the mineralized quartz veins that cut granitic rocks of Main Range, Changkat Rembian as well as the metasedimentary rock in the area. Greisenized veins containing quartz, mica and tourmaline with the presence of wolframite and arsenopyrite also contribute to the presence of cassiterite in this study area.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4858692},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22267793}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 1571,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Nov 27 00:00:00 EST 2013},
month = {Wed Nov 27 00:00:00 EST 2013}
}