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ABSTRACT The application of metacarbonate rocks depend majorly on their physical and/or chemical properties. The mineralogical and chemical properties of the metacarbonate rocks from Enwan, Bekuma, and Ekpedo metacarbonate deposits in Akoko Edo, Nigeria were determined using combined modal petrographic analysis and XRS-FP quantitative analysis. The modal analyses show that the metacarbonate rocks from Enwan, Ekpedo and Bekuma contain averages of 96.4%, 58.5%, and 77.35% CaCO3 respectively and 3.6%, 41.5% and 13.1% MgO respectively. The mineralogical constituent include calcite, dolomite, quartz, plagioclase and muscovite. The principal constituents of the carbonate rocks are calcite and dolomite with calcite being the dominant mineral. The marbles can be used in a variety of calcium carbonate industries due to the low quartz content and the mineralogical composition. These characteristics make the metacarbonate rocks suitable for the production of paint, factory lime, pesticide and animal feed, as construction material and for use in the chemical industry.
元碳酸盐岩的应用主要取决于其物理和/或化学性质。采用模态岩相分析和XRS-FP定量分析相结合的方法，确定了尼日利亚Akoko Edo Enwan、Bekuma和Ekpedo元碳酸盐矿床中元碳酸盐岩的矿物学和化学性质。模态分析表明，恩旺、埃克佩多和别库马的中碳酸盐岩平均CaCO3含量分别为96.4%、58.5%和77.35%，MgO含量分别为3.6%、41.5%和13.1%。矿物成分包括方解石、白云石、石英、斜长石和白云母。碳酸盐岩的主要成分是方解石和白云石，其中方解石是主要矿物。由于石英含量和矿物成分较低，大理石可用于各种碳酸钙行业。这些特性使元碳酸盐岩适用于生产油漆、工厂石灰、农药和动物饲料，用作建筑材料和化学工业。
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