An Extended Investigation of High-Level Natural Radioactivity and Geochemistry of Neoproterozoic Dokhan Volcanics: A Case Study of Wadi Gebeiy, Southwestern Sinai, Egypt
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geological Setting
3. Material and Methods
4. Petrography
5. Results
5.1. Geochemical Characteristics of Unaltered Rocks
5.2. Geochemistry of the Altered Rocks
6. Discussion
6.1. Tectonic Setting
6.2. Radiometric Measurements
6.3. Radionuclides Activity and Radiological Hazards
6.4. Mineralization
6.4.1. Silicate Minerals
6.4.2. Non-Silicate Minerals
6.5. Origin of Uranium Mineralizations
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Unaltered Volcanic Rocks | Altered Volcanic Rocks | |||||||
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SiO2 | 64.46 | 65.61 | 65.90 | 66.40 | 65.43 | 60.29 | 60.26 | 60.02 |
TiO2 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.26 |
Al2O3 | 15.69 | 14.60 | 15.70 | 14.10 | 15.67 | 16.95 | 16.58 | 16.21 |
Fe2O3 | 3.87 | 3.87 | 3.97 | 3.39 | 3.70 | 3.69 | 3.90 | 4.10 |
FeO | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.10 |
MgO | 2.50 | 2.70 | 2.40 | 2.16 | 2.30 | 2.10 | 2.15 | 2.20 |
CaO | 5.60 | 5.50 | 5.40 | 4.10 | 5.20 | 6.20 | 6.20 | 6.20 |
Na2O | 3.16 | 3.06 | 3.30 | 3.40 | 3.26 | 3.78 | 3.29 | 3.59 |
K2O | 2.33 | 2.13 | 2.60 | 2.80 | 2.50 | 4.17 | 4.07 | 4.37 |
P2O5 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 |
L.O.I | 1.54 | 1.13 | 1.10 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 2.30 | 2.47 | 2.64 |
Cr | 36.00 | 34.00 | 35.00 | 33.00 | 30.00 | 30.00 | 31.00 | 32.00 |
Ni | 6.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 7.00 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 |
Cu | 35.00 | 34.00 | 30.00 | 28.00 | 34.00 | 14.00 | 15.00 | 16.00 |
Zn | 46.00 | 21.00 | 20.00 | 18.00 | 34.00 | 12,251.00 | 14,310.00 | 16,469.00 |
Zr | 138.00 | 72.00 | 80.00 | 99.00 | 104.00 | 147.00 | 140.00 | 129.00 |
Rb | 8.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 | 18.00 | 22.00 | 34.00 | 34.50 | 35.00 |
Y | 3.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 15.00 | 15.50 | 16.00 |
Ba | 27.00 | 44.00 | 40.00 | 38.00 | 67.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
Pb | 11.00 | 8.00 | 7.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 658.00 | 799.00 | 938.00 |
Sr | 375.00 | 578.00 | 510.00 | 420.00 | 201.00 | 307.00 | 294.50 | 282.00 |
Ga | 19.00 | 26.00 | 22.00 | 18.00 | 21.00 | 20.00 | 18.00 | 16.00 |
V | 22.00 | 27.00 | 25.00 | 20.00 | 19.00 | 33.00 | 19.50 | 6.00 |
Nb | 9.00 | 8.00 | 10.00 | 12.00 | 3.00 | 31.00 | 30.50 | 30.00 |
U | 8.00 | 6.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 161.00 | 175.50 | 190.00 |
Th | 24.00 | 15.00 | 14.00 | 15.00 | 9.00 | 119.00 | 122.50 | 126.00 |
Unaltered Volcanic Rocks | Av. | Altered Volcanic Rocks | Av. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
eU (ppm) | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 95 | 130 | 120 | 115 |
eTh (ppm) | 27 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 150 | 165 | 158 | 157.67 |
(Ra) (ppm) | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5.8 | 70 | 82 | 78 | 76.67 |
K% | 0.16 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.34 | 0.78 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.24 | 2.25 |
Uch (ppm) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5.2 | 161 | 190 | 175 | 175.33 |
Thch (ppm) | 24 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 15.4 | 119 | 126 | 122 | 122.33 |
eU/eRa | 0.91 | 1.17 | 1.2 | 1.75 | 1.67 | 1.21 | 1.36 | 1.59 | 1.54 | 1.5 |
Uch/eU | 0.8 | 0.86 | 0.67 | 0.71 | 0.6 | 0.74 | 1.69 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.52 |
eTh/ eU | 2.7 | 2.29 | 2.67 | 3 | 3 | 2.71 | 1.58 | 1.27 | 1.32 | 1.37 |
eU/ eTh | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.63 | 0.79 | 0.76 | 0.73 |
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Kamar, M.S.; Salem, I.A.; El-Aassy, I.E.; El-Sayed, A.A.; Zakaly, H.M.H.; Alzahrani, A.M.; Lasheen, E.S.R. An Extended Investigation of High-Level Natural Radioactivity and Geochemistry of Neoproterozoic Dokhan Volcanics: A Case Study of Wadi Gebeiy, Southwestern Sinai, Egypt. Sustainability 2022, 14, 9291. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159291
Kamar MS, Salem IA, El-Aassy IE, El-Sayed AA, Zakaly HMH, Alzahrani AM, Lasheen ESR. An Extended Investigation of High-Level Natural Radioactivity and Geochemistry of Neoproterozoic Dokhan Volcanics: A Case Study of Wadi Gebeiy, Southwestern Sinai, Egypt. Sustainability. 2022; 14(15):9291. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159291
Chicago/Turabian StyleKamar, Mohamed S., Ibrahim A. Salem, Ibrahim E. El-Aassy, Abdu A. El-Sayed, Hesham M.H. Zakaly, Abdullah M. Alzahrani, and El Saeed R. Lasheen. 2022. "An Extended Investigation of High-Level Natural Radioactivity and Geochemistry of Neoproterozoic Dokhan Volcanics: A Case Study of Wadi Gebeiy, Southwestern Sinai, Egypt" Sustainability 14, no. 15: 9291. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159291