Glass-ceramic crystallization from tailings of the Morille tungsten deposit, Spain

The potential of the tailings from the Morille scheelite-bearing calc-silicate deposit as a commercial raw material for inert glass-ceramic was determined. Nucleation and crystal growth temperatures of glass were studied. The temperatures of maximum nucleation rate of the parent glass are 612 °C and...

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Authors: Alfonso Abella, María Pura, Tomasa, Oriol, Garcia Vallès, Maite, Tarragó Aymerich, Mariona, Martínez Manent, Salvador
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2022
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/191680
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/191680
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Mineralogia
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Vitroceràmica
Jaciments minerals
Mineralogy
Glass
Glass-ceramics
Mineral deposits
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Summary:The potential of the tailings from the Morille scheelite-bearing calc-silicate deposit as a commercial raw material for inert glass-ceramic was determined. Nucleation and crystal growth temperatures of glass were studied. The temperatures of maximum nucleation rate of the parent glass are 612 °C and 660 °C and crystal growth is at 776 °C and 1047 °C. At 776 °C a glass-ceramic of nepheline, wollastonite and akermanite is formed. In glasses treated at higher temperature nepheline becomes unstable and at 1047 °C a wollastonite-akermanite glass ceramic was obtained. The leaching tests show that the potentially toxic elements are effectively bound in the structure of the glass-ceramic, which can be considered inert.