Geothermometry at the Balmat No. 2 mine, New York by the FeS-ZnS system

Author

Bruce R. Doe

Abstract

"Definition Of The Study. The study consists of an investigation of the variation in the temperature of formation of sphalerite on the 500 and 1500 ft levels of the Balmat zinc deposit at Balmat, New York. A subsidiary investigation was performed on the use of x-ray fluorescence as a means of chemical quantitative analysis. Twelve samples of sphalerite from the 500 ft level and 13 samples from the 1500 ft level were analyzed for atomic percent iron content by measuring Zn/Fe x-ray fluorescent ratios. The x-ray fluorescent ratios were standardized by ''wet" quantitative analysis. The results of the analyses are applied to the FeS-ZnS phase diagram developed by Kullerud (1953). The locations of the samples from Balmat are recorded on maps of the two levels to enable a study of the horizontal and vertical variation of the temperature of formation"--Introduction, page 1.

Advisor(s)

Bethke, Philip Martin, 1930-

Department(s)

Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Geology

Publisher

Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy

Publication Date

1956

Pagination

iii, 56 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (page 54).

Geographic Coverage

Saint Lawrence County, New York

Rights

© 1956 Bruce R. Doe, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Geology, Structural -- New York (State) -- Saint Lawrence CountyTemperature measurementsSphalerite -- AnalysisFluorescence spectroscopyX-ray spectroscopy

Thesis Number

T 1120

Print OCLC #

5920209

Electronic OCLC #

945662710

Recommended Citation

Doe, Bruce R., "Geothermometry at the Balmat No. 2 mine, New York by the FeS-ZnS system" (1956). Masters Theses. 2577.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/2577