A procedure, using hydrofluoric acid, for quantitative mineral separations from silicate rocks
Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey
By: George J. Neuerburg
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Abstract
Some minerals of silicate rocks can be quantitatively recovered from rock fragments by prolonged digestion in cold, concentrated hydrofluoric acid. The procedure yields clean, physically unharmed crystals, mostly of minerals that occur largely or only in trace amounts.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | A procedure, using hydrofluoric acid, for quantitative mineral separations from silicate rocks |
| Series title | Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1975 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U. S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 2 p. |
| First page | 377 |
| Last page | 378 |
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