Distribution of Elemental Compositions of Muscovite Quarries in Turkey

In this study, the contents of thirty-five elements (nine major-minor oxides, twenty-one heavy metals, and five other elements) in eighty-four muscovite samples collected from three commercially operated quarries Manisa province Turkey were determined using an energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometer. The mean concentrations SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, MgO, Na2O, Fe2O3, P2O5, TiO2 CaO analyzed mica as 57.1, 32.8, 8.7, 2.9, 1.4, 0.8, 0.3, 0.3 0.3%, respectively. Cr, Zr, Mn, Zn, Ni, Co, Pb, Cu, Cd Hg primary toxic trace metals found 136.2, 124.6, 58.7, 19.2, 14.8, 6.8, 6.3, 2.6, 2.0 1.2 mg kg-1,