GeologyRocksField determination of the dolomite % of chip samples
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Field determination of the dolomite % of chip samples
Sat, 08/04/2012 - 09:11For all those looking for an answer on this, I believe this question has been (partly) answered here:
http://www.epgeology.com/general-geology-rock-identification-f49/field-determination-the-dolomite-chip-samples-t2591.html
In summary, on e can use Alizarin Red and estimating the % of rock that turns red. No staining indicates pure dolomite.
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Field determination of the dolomite % of chip samples
Submitted by 00rich on Fri, 07/20/2012 - 23:41.Does anyone have any tips on determining dolomite percentage in a well-site setting
I was thinking that comparing the rate of effervescence in a 10% HCl in water solution could give some quantitative results. Maybe comparing the rate while changing parameters such as temperature of solution, strength of HCl solution or powdered vs solid sample. I could make a chart with the rate of known samples under these different conditions to compare to.
I haven't tried this yet but what do you think? Any tips or better ideas? Thanks!