A remineralização é uma prática antiga que está associada a aplicação de pós de rocha no solo visando a melhoria das propriedades edáficas e por fim o aumento da produtividade, associado também a redução dos custos de produção, uma vez que os remineralizadores possuem menor preço comparado com fertilizantes sintéticos solúveis. Porém ainda existem divergências nos resultados obtidos com o uso de remineralizadores, por vezes associados a dificuldade na descrição e controle dos fatores que podem interferir no processo, como clima, características do solo e do remineralizador empregado. Esta tese tem por objetivo investigar a dissolução de um remineralizador em experimentos em diferentes níveis de complexidade e avaliar as alterações mineralógicas correspondentes, inclusive com ênfase na possibilidade de neoformação de minerais. No experimento in vitro foi possível identificar os efeitos do tamanho das partículas e dos diferentes solventes na dissolução dos minerais do remineralizador. Aumentando o nível de complexidade, no experimento em colunas contendo solo, foi possível identificar principalmente um incremento nos teores de Ca+2, Mg+2, K+ trocáveis no solo, além do Na+, Fe e Si no tratamento com a aplicação do remineralizador. Também houve aumento dos teores de Fe e Al extraídos em solução de ditionito-citrato-bicarbonato e oxalato de amônio e, em concordância com os diagramas de estabilidade termodinâmica dos minerais, foi constatada a precipitação de óxidos de baixa cristalinidade no tratamento com remineralizador. No experimento em vasos, a presença das plantas atuou como um dreno, mas mesmo assim com aumento principalmente dos teores de Ca+2 e Mg+2 trocáveis, mas sem ser constatada a precipitação de óxidos amorfos. Por fim, o experimento de campo reafirma o que foi observado nos dois experimentos anteriores, no qual houve aumento dos teores de Ca+2, Mg+2, Na+ e Si trocáveis. Em todos os níveis de experimentos, de forma geral, foi possível observar a maior contribuição de plagioclásios cálcio-sódicos e clinopiroxênios no fornecimento de Ca+2 e Mg+2, principalmente, além de Na+, ferro e silício. / The remineralization is an ancient practice of application of rock powders into the soil in order to improve the soil properties and increase productivity. It is also associated with the reduction of production costs, since remineralizers are cheaper as compared to soluble synthetic fertilizers. Contradiction among the results obtained from the use of remineralizadores frequently be associated with difficulty to describe and control of the factors that may affect the results, such as climate, soil characteristics and characterization of the remineralizers used. This thesis aims to investigate the dissolution of remineralizers in experiments with increasing levels of complexity and evaluate the mineralogical changes, emphasing the possibility of neoformation minerals. In the in vitro experiment, it was possible to identify the effects of particle size and different solvents in the dissolution of the mineral presents in the remineralizer. The rock powder when applied in columns containing soil allowed to identify an increase in Ca+2, Mg+2, K+ exchangeable, including Na+, Fe and Si. Also increased the levels of Fe and Al extracted solution of sodium dithionite-citrate-bicarbonate, ammonium oxalate and in accordance with the thermodynamic stability diagrams of minerals, the precipitation of low crystallinity oxide in remineralizer treatment. In the pot experiment, the presence of plants acted as a drain, but there was still an increase of Ca+2 and Mg+2 exchangeable, specially, but without was observed precipitation of amorphous oxides. Finally, field experiment confirms what was observed in the two previous experiments in which there was an increase in Ca+ 2, Mg+ 2, Na+ and Si exchangeable. At all experiments, in general, we observed the greatest contribution of plagioclase and clinopyroxenes in providing of Ca+2 and Mg+2 in large amount, as well as Na+, Fe and Si in minor quantity.

The Coral Sea has been the host to a variety of large carbonate platforms over the geologic past and presently hosts the world's largest system of coral reefs, the Great Barrier Reef, stretching more then 2,300 km along Australia's northeast coast. The Marion Plateau, which today is the site of 400 m deep hemipelagic sediment drifts, once supported two large carbonate platforms that were precursors to reef growth on the central and southern Great Barrier Reef. Previous work examining the growth phases, drownings and rejuvenation of these platforms is extensive. The purpose of this research is to examine the factors controlling the earliest sedimentation on the margin and how it influenced early development of the carbonate platforms. One hundred and eighty-three samples were taken from the base of Hole 1195 B, that was drilled during the Ocean Drilling Program's Leg 194. Analyses were performed using x-ray diffraction on the bulk powder and decalcified less than 2um size fraction smear slides. Four distinct sedimentary facies were defined on the basis of mineralogy and constituent grains. The initial marine transgression of the Marion Plateau was not a straightforward one where a shallow-water margin gradually transitioned into a deep-water margin. Instead, sediments record a complex history of unconformities, hardgrounds, and discrete sedimentary units. The initial flooding was complex as a result of its initially shallow depth at a time characterized by several glacio-eustatic sea-level changes. The data indicate that eustasy has been the strongest control on sediment deposition and clay mineral patterns on the Plateau. Falling sea level resulted in periods of increased detrital input and limited soil formation. Also, a decreasing kaolinite trend in the early Miocene, during a rising sea level, indicates that clays forming on land as a result of climate were not transported out onto the plateau.

Thermotherapy using natural thermal mud has played a crucial role for human health care since ancient times. However, recently the SPA and Wellness Centers have come into prominence with the exhaustion of primary reserves of natural thermal mud. In these centers, instead of natural thermal mud, peloids prepared using clay and/or clay minerals with thermal or mineral water through maturation process that changes the physicochemical properties of the clay and/or clay minerals. Turkey has several clay reserves / however, the investigation about their suitability for the pelotherapic applications is not adequate. The aim of this study is to investigate the mineralogical, chemical, and physicochemical properties of the 13 different samples collected from K&uuml / &ccedil / &uuml / khacibey, Hancili, and Kazbekir localities in &Ccedil / ankiri and Kizil&ouml / ren, Karadirek, and H&uuml / dai localities in Afyonkarahisar in order to evaluate their suitability for pelotherapic applications. The results of mineralogical, chemical, and physicochemical analyses including cation exchange capacity, swelling index, plastic index, water loss, specific surface area, grain size and cooling rate properties were compared with the results in the previous studies. For maturation process distilled water and two different commercial mineral water with different chemical compositions were used. At the end of the four week long maturation, the peloids are evaluated in the sense of consistency, ease of handling and pleasant sensation during application. Evaluation of analyses results showed that clay deposits in Hancili and K&uuml / &ccedil / &uuml / khacibey localities in &Ccedil / ankiri can be considered being suitable for pelotherapic applications. On the other hand, clay deposits in Kazbekir locality in &Ccedil / ankiri and in all three localities in Afyonkarahisar cannot be considered being suitable for pelotherapic purposes.

Studies have shown that Bed I and Lower Bed II (1.92Ma- 1.76Ma) of Paleolake Olduvai at Locality 80 are primarily composed of the authigenic lacustrine clay minerals illite, smectite, and interlayered illite-smectite. X-ray fluorescence analysis and the sedimentation rates of Hay and Kyser (2001) were used to identify four apparent lake cycles beginning and ending with saline alkaline phases. Peaks in Al2O3/MgO ratios, and TiO2 and P2O5 abundances occur at approximately the same elevations within the stratigraphic section. Low values in these three parameters indicate saline alkaline conditions whereas high values represent fresh water conditions. Lake Cycles (LC) 1 and 4 completed in approximately 44,000 years and 42,000 years respectively, which is similar to the 41k.y. year cycle associated with Earth’s obliquity. Lake Cycles 2 and 3 span approximately 24,000 years and are similar to the 21k.y. precession cycle.

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Diss. (sammanfattning) Uppsala : Sveriges lantbruksuniv. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Os derrames da Formação Serra Geral fazem parte de uma grande província ígnea continental situada no sul do Brasil e em parte do Uruguai, Paraguai e Argentina, são portanto muito bem conhecidos e estudados, no entanto as pesquisas geralmente são voltadas para os minerais primários da rocha, excluindo os argilominerais que são considerados como produtos de alteração. Este trabalho é um estudo voltado para a caracterização e entendimento dos argilominerais presentes em basaltos da Formação Serra Geral na região situada entre os municípios de Frederico Westphalen, Iraí, Caiçara, Ametista do Sul e Planalto. Os derrames da região foram contabilizados e estudados através de um levantamento em perfiís de estradas, onde um dos deles foi escolhido como estudo de caso por conter grandes quantidades de argilominerais, especialmente celadonita que é o principal foco de estudo deste trabalho. As técnicas utilizadas consistiram em análises petrográficas em microscopia ótica e microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV), além de difratometria raios X (DRX), espectrometria de infravermelho por transformada de Fourier (FTIR) e espectrometria Mössbauer em argilominerais e celadonitas retiradas manualmente de vesículas. As análises químicas das rochas e dos minerais foram realizadas através das técnicas de fluorescência de Raios X e microssonda eletrônica, para análise de elementos maiores, e ICP-MS para elementos traços. Foi identificada uma correlação entre o litotipo pahoehoe de derrame e a presença da celadonita que ocorre em grandes proporções, preenchendo vesículas, fraturas e rodeando geodos. As análises químicas revelaram uma variação composicional da borda da vesícula para o centro e diferenças químicas entre as celadonitas encontradas dependendo do local de coleta, mesmo ocorrendo em um mesmo derrame. A caracterização microtextural das celadonitas e esmectitas revelaram padrões de precipitação em um sistema de equilíbrio com os minerais primários da rocha, sugerindo assim uma precipitação pós-magmática. / The flows of the Serra Geral Formation are part of a continental large igneous province located at southern of Brazil and part of Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina, are well known and studied, however researches are generally directed to the primary rock minerals, excluding the clay minerals which are considered as products of alteration. This work is a study at the characterization and understanding of the clay minerals present in basalts of the Serra Geral Formation in the region located between the cities of Frederico Westphalen, Iraí, Caiçara, Ametista do Sul and Planalto. The flows of the region were counted and studied through road profiles lifting, where one of those was chosen as a study case because the large amounts of clay minerals, mainly celadonites, which is the focus of this study. The techniques used consisted of petrographic analyzes using optical and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), powder X - ray diffractometry (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR) and Mössbauer spectrometry in clays manually removed from vesicles. The chemical analyzes of rocks and minerals were performed using X-Ray fluorescence and electron microprobe for verification of major elements and ICP-MS for trace elements. A correlation was identified between pahoehoe litotype and the celadonite presence, which occurs filling vesicles, fractures and surrounding geodes. The chemical analyzes shows a compositional variation at the border towards the center of the vesicle and chemical differences between the celadonites depending on the place of gathering, even occurring in the same effusion. The microtexural characterization of celadonites and smectites revealed precipitation patterns in a system of equilibrium with the rock primary minerals, thus suggesting port-magmatic precipitation.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:32:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2005-10-06Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T18:43:29Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 ferreira_sr_dr_rcla.pdf: 9229845 bytes, checksum: 94c7f5d9a6e17d171ba1642e654d089e (MD5) / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) / Neste trabalho são analisados perfis de solo das formações Rio Claro e Piraçununga, na região dos municípios homônimos, com relação às características morfológicas, granulométricas e mineralógicas, com vistas ao entendimento de sua evolução. A partir destas informações e aplicando a técnica de pedoestratigrafia, foi possível estabelecer a ocorrência de uma Unidade Pedoestratigráfica, soterrada por arenitos fluviais das formações estudadas. Os principais minerais encontrados nos perfis de solo são quartzo e caulinita, secundariamente gibsita, clorita, óxidos e hidróxidos de ferro e traços de feldspatos. Ocorrem, ainda, argilominerais interestratificados: nos solos da Formação Rio Claro, encontrou-se caulinita/esmectita e montmorilonita/sepiolita; nos solos da Formação Piraçununga, montmorilonita/vermiculita e caulinita/haloisita. A presença de argilominerais estáveis e instáveis conjuntamente, bem como os índices ki e kr, evidenciam que estes solos ainda não atingiram o grau máximo de pedogênese, constituindo perfis relativamente jovens como os pertencentes às classes dos Cambissolos, Nitossolos e Neossolos; que recobrem antigos solos da Unidade Pedoestratigráfica identificada na base dos perfis. Sedimentos das formações Rio Claro e Piraçununga, amostrados nos perfis estudados, foram datados por termoluminescência, apresentando idades do Pleistoceno e do limite Pleistoceno/Holoceno. A mais antiga foi determinada em perfil da Formação Rio Claro, datando de 745000 AP, e a mais recente, em perfil da Formação Piraçununga, com 15000 AP, esta última em depósitos coluvionares sobrepostos. Os materiais que constituem os perfis modais foram datados entre 400000 AP e 145000 AP, em ambas unidades. / Soil profiles of Rio Claro and Piraçununga formations are analyzed, in the vicinity of the cities of the same names, with respect to their morphologic, textural and mineralogical characteristics, looking for their pedological evolution. By applying the concepts of Pedostratigraphy, it was stablished one Pedostratigraphic Unit, buried by fluvial sandstones of both units. The main minerals found in soil profiles are quartz and kaolinite; secondary gibbsite, chlorite, iron oxides and hydroxides; and trace feldspar. There were also found interstratified clay minerals: kaolinite/smectite and montmorillonite/sepiolite in soil profiles of Rio Claro Formation; montmorillonite/vermiculite and kaolinite/halloysite in soil profiles of Piraçununga Formation. The occurrence of stable and unstable clay minerals together and the values of ki and kr, indicate that the studied soils have not achieved the maximum grade of pedogenetic development and may be compared to young soils like Inceptsols, Alfisols and Entisols, that overly an old soil of the Pedostratigraphic Unit at the base of the soil profiles. The sandstones of Rio Claro and Piraçununga formations were dated by the method of thermoluminescence, revealing ages of the Pleistocene and of the Pleistocene/Holocene boundary. The oldest age was determined for Rio Claro Formation (745000 AP) and the youngest for the Piraçununga Formation (15000 AP). The sediments of modal soil profiles of both formations range from 400000 AP to 145000 AP ages.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:32:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008-03-28Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T21:04:01Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 ibrahim_l_dr_rcla.pdf: 2484612 bytes, checksum: 911d31f4db9aafdedea1f0140b8a3d07 (MD5) / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) / As rochas sedimentares da Formação Corumbataí (Neopermiano) afloram próximas à borda leste da Bacia do Paraná e na região de Rio Claro (SP) constituem importante fonte de matéria-prima para a indústria cerâmica regional. O objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar a gênese e a evolução dos argilominerais presentes nos litotipos de dois perfis posicionados estratigraficamente na porção basal da Formação Corumbataí. As amostras foram coletadas nas frentes de lavra das minerações Pieroni e Estrela Dalva, localizadas no Distrito de Assistência, município de Rio Claro (SP) e analisadas através de difração de raios X, espectrometria de fluorescência de raios X, microscopia ótica e granulometria por absorção de raios X. A aplicação de técnicas complementares na interpretação dos difratogramas, como decomposição de picos e elaboração de difratogramas calculados, permititu a identificação dos argilominerais individualizados e interestratificados e associá-los aos processos deposicional, diagenético, hidrotermal e intempérico que atuaram ao longo da evolução geológica da Bacia do Paraná. A assembléia dos argilominerais é constituída por illita 2M1, illita 1Md, clorita, illita/clorita, clorita/esmectita e esmectita. O politipo illita 2M1 dioctaédrico é predominante e constitui o único argilomineral detrítico. Os argilominerais illita 1Md, clorita e illita/clorita resultam de transformações provocadas pela atuação de fluidos termais originados a partir da intrusão dos magmas básicos na forma de diques e sills correlatos à Formação Serra Geral, de idade Eocretácea. O interestratificado clorita/esmectita constitui o registro do início da fase pós-hidrotermal. / Corumbataí Formation (Neopermian) sedimentary rocks arise near of the East edge of Parana Basin and in Rio Claro region (SP) constitute important raw material source for the regional ceramic industry. The aim of this work is to show genesis and evolution of clay minerals of the litotypes of two minings stratigraphycally located in Corumbatai Formation basal zone. The samples were collected from Pieroni and Estrela Dalva minings, in Assistencia District, Rio Claro city (SP) and analysed by techniques of X-ray diffraction, chemical analysis, optical microscopy and grain-size distribution. Aplicattion of complementary techniques in difratograms analysis as peak decomposition and calculated patterns difratograms allowed individualized and interstratified clay minerals identification and associate them with deposicional, diagenetic, hidrothermal and weathering processes during Parana Basin geological evolution. Clay minerals assemblage includes illite 2M1, illite 1Md, chlorite, illite/chlorite, chlorite/smectite and smectite. The polytipe illite 2M1dioctahedral is the predominant detritic clay mineral. Illite 1Md, chorite and illite/chlorite are the result of transformation due to basic magmas intrusions as sills and dykes associated to Serra Geral Formation (Eocretaceous). The presence of smectite at the top litotypes is due to weathering processes, conditioned for Cenozoic sediments that recover Corumbatai Formation rocks. The results suggest that the superimposed hidrothermalism on these pelitic rocks from the eocretaceous intrusions related to Serra Geral Formation constitutes the main geologic process during pelitic rocks evolution, changing the previous features and preparing all the posterior mechanisms, including the weathering alteration.

abstract: The discovery and development of novel antibacterial agents is essential to address the rising health concern over antibiotic resistant bacteria. This research investigated the antibacterial activity of a natural clay deposit near Crater Lake, Oregon, that is effective at killing antibiotic resistant human pathogens. The primary rock types in the deposit are andesitic pyroclastic materials, which have been hydrothermally altered into argillic clay zones. High-sulfidation (acidic) alteration produced clay zones with elevated pyrite (18%), illite-smectite (I-S) (70% illite), elemental sulfur, kaolinite and carbonates. Low-sulfidation alteration at neutral pH generated clay zones with lower pyrite concentrations pyrite (4-6%), the mixed-layered I-S clay rectorite (R1, I-S) and quartz. Antibacterial susceptibility testing reveals that hydrated clays containing pyrite and I-S are effective at killing (100%) of the model pathogens tested (E. coli and S. epidermidis) when pH (< 4.2) and Eh (> 450 mV) promote pyrite oxidation and mineral dissolution, releasing > 1 mM concentrations of Fe2+, Fe3+ and Al3+. However, certain oxidized clay zones containing no pyrite still inhibited bacterial growth. These clays buffered solutions to low pH (< 4.7) and oxidizing Eh (> 400 mV) conditions, releasing lower amounts (< 1 mM) of Fe and Al. The presence of carbonate in the clays eliminated antibacterial activity due to increases in pH, which lower pyrite oxidation and mineral dissolution rates. The antibacterial mechanism of these natural clays was explored using metal toxicity and genetic assays, along with advanced bioimaging techniques. Antibacterial clays provide a continuous reservoir of Fe2+, Fe3+ and Al3+ that synergistically attack pathogens while generating hydrogen peroxide (H2O¬2). Results show that dissolved Fe2+ and Al3+ are adsorbed to bacterial envelopes, causing protein misfolding and oxidation in the outer membrane. Only Fe2+ is taken up by the cells, generating oxidative stress that damages DNA and proteins. Excess Fe2+ oxidizes inside the cell and precipitates Fe3+-oxides, marking the sites of hydroxyl radical (•OH) generation. Recognition of this novel geochemical antibacterial process should inform designs of new mineral based antibacterial agents and could provide a new economic industry for such clays. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Geological Sciences 2015