Table 1.

Percentage of mineral compounds and oxides retrieved from XRD and XRF analyses

Compound nameRLMGQValdieriBrazil CBrazil DBrazil SJ
Concentration: %
XRDCalcite97·3—9837·948·9814·84
Quartz2·7—————
Dolomite—100242·5842·4673·33
Forsterite———18——
Tremolite———1·47—2·02
Wairauite———0·05—4·61
Siderite—————5·18
Olivine————8·1—
XRFMagnesium oxide1·10636·3312·0517·3320·3921·36
Calcium oxide96·52962·49597·0278·8467·3776·45
Silicon dioxide1·0470·480·4253·6511·361·898
Aluminium oxide0·3560·1180·18—0·54—
Potassium oxide0·330·195————
F0·3—————
CoO—0·149—0·014—0·006
Ferric oxide0·131—0·130·050·260·17
Others0·210·2330·1950·1040·07250·107

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