Metal Mobility in Embryonic-to-Proto-Ni-Laterite Profiles from Non-Tropical Climates
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geology, Climate Setting, and Field Characteristics of the Weathering Profiles
2.1. The Los Reales Range, Serranía de Ronda, in Southwestern Spain
2.2. The Camán Ultramafic Body, Chilean Coastal Cordillera
2.3. Local Geology of the Studied Weathering Profiles
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Sampling
3.2. Geochemistry of Major, Minor, and Trace Elements
3.2.1. Major, Minor, and Trace Elements
3.2.2. Platinum-Group Elements and Gold
3.3. Mineralogy
3.3.1. X-ray Powder Diffraction (XRPD)
3.3.2. Scanning Electron Microscope and Electron Micro Probe Analyzer
4. Results
4.1. Los Reales
4.1.1. Geochemistry
4.1.2. Mineralogy
4.2. Camán
4.2.1. Geochemistry
4.2.2. Mineralogy
5. Discussion
5.1. Maturity of the Ni-Laterite Profiles
5.2. Mineralogical Siting of Economic Metals: Clues on Enrichment Mechanisms
5.2.1. Nickel and Cobalt
5.2.2. Behavior of REE, Sc, and PGE
6. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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González-Jiménez, J.M.; Villanova-de-Benavent, C.; Yesares, L.; Marchesi, C.; Cartwright, D.; Proenza, J.A.; Monasterio-Guillot, L.; Gervilla, F. Metal Mobility in Embryonic-to-Proto-Ni-Laterite Profiles from Non-Tropical Climates. Minerals 2023, 13, 844. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13070844
González-Jiménez JM, Villanova-de-Benavent C, Yesares L, Marchesi C, Cartwright D, Proenza JA, Monasterio-Guillot L, Gervilla F. Metal Mobility in Embryonic-to-Proto-Ni-Laterite Profiles from Non-Tropical Climates. Minerals. 2023; 13(7):844. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13070844
Chicago/Turabian StyleGonzález-Jiménez, José María, Cristina Villanova-de-Benavent, Lola Yesares, Claudio Marchesi, David Cartwright, Joaquín A. Proenza, Luis Monasterio-Guillot, and Fernando Gervilla. 2023. "Metal Mobility in Embryonic-to-Proto-Ni-Laterite Profiles from Non-Tropical Climates" Minerals 13, no. 7: 844. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13070844