i want to know is there any kind of mineral which can easily observe & also give us 100 % assurance that this land is definitely bearing bentonite (in short i would like to know that is there any kind of mineral which give us 100 % guarantee of having bentonite in the land from which it comes)
2006-11-20 23:30:56 · 3 answers · asked by JOSHI BHARAT J 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Absolutely correct! I second the motion.
There is never a 100% guarantee of anything in mineral prospecting. Even with a good site analysis and positive assay results, it may be there in commercial amounts, or just enough for collector's amusement.
2006-11-21 10:45:49 · answer #1 · answered by Tom-PG 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The guy above is absolutely right. There is not way to do a field analysis to determine positively if the mineral is bentonite.
2006-11-21 02:19:34 · answer #2 · answered by geohauss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bentonite is a highly plastic, very fine-particle clay mineral. It is loaded with ancillary ions. The only way to know if you have Bentonite is to grab a sample, dry it, grind it, and add water with a syringe to the surface of the powder. If the water causes little balls of dirt to form, it is a ball clay. Bentonite is a form of ball clay. To know for certain if you have a bentonite deposit you are going to have to send it to a lab for X-ray diffraction analysis.
2006-11-21 01:44:48 · answer #3 · answered by anon 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋