BACKGROUND Pyrite is one of the most abundant and widespread of the sulfide minerals with a central role in biogeochemical cycles of iron and sulfur. Due to its diverse roles in the natural and anthropogenic sulfur cycle, pyrite has been extensively studied in various experimental investigations of the kinetics of its dissolution and oxidation, the isotopic fractionations associated with these ...

Both sectors of the Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portuguese and Spanish, have been exploited since ancient times, but more intensively during after second half 19th century. Large volumes polymetallic sulfide ore were extracted in open pits or underground works, processed without environmental concerns, generated waste rocks tailings simply deposited area. Many these mining sites abandoned for years un...

Iron pyrite, one of the phases in the FeS2 system, is a promising semiconductor for use in solar cell applications due to its earth-abundance, high absorption coefficient, and suitable bandgap. However, currently the efficiency of iron pyrite solar cell device does not exceed 3% [1]. Many studies attempted to understand the cause of the low open-circuit voltage in pyrite devices. Some studies s...

The iron isotope composition of sedimentary pyrite has been proposed as a potential proxy to trace microbial metabolism and the redox evolution of the oceans. We demonstrate that Fe isotope fractionation accompanies abiotic pyrite formation in the absence of Fe(II) redox change. Combined fractionation factors between Fe(II)(aq), mackinawite, and pyrite permit the generation of pyrite with Fe is...

Worldwide estimate of acid sulfate soils is 12–14 million ha. In Malaysia, they occur mainly along the coastal plains of Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak. The soils are characterized by very low pH and high amounts of exchangeable Al, resulting from oxidation of pyrite when the soils are drained. This paper explains the transformation of pyrite when the soils undergo weathering due to drainage. ...

Au-Cu mineralization at Palai-Islica occurs as disseminations in massive silicified volcanic rocks and, more abundantly, in sulphide-bearing quartz veins. The major ore minerals in the deposit are pyrite ± chalcopyrite, sphalerite and galena and there is a great variety of accessory minerals, including Au-Ag alloys and native gold. Pyrite, the most abundant sulphide, is closely associated with ...

The hydrophilic flocculation of pyrite fines in aqueous suspensions with corn starch was studied by measuring particle size distribution, microscopy observation and micro-flotation. Furthermore, the interaction of corn starch with pyrite was investigated by determining the adsorption density and based on zeta potential measurements and X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS) analysis in this wor...

Selective redox degradation of chlorinated aliphatics by Fenton reaction in pyrite suspension was investigated in a closed system. Carbon tetrachloride (CT) was used as a representative target of perchlorinated alkanes and trichloroethylene (TCE) was used as one of highly chlorinated alkenes. Degradation of CT in Fenton reaction was significantly enhanced by pyrite used as an iron source instea...

The flotation and adsorption of a new polysaccharide konjac gum (KG) on pyrite and talc in the presence of pre-adsorbed potassium butyl xanthate (PBX) is investigated. The micro-flotation results show that KG is a quality depressant for talc and that conditioning the minerals initially with PBX before KG will increase the recovery difference between pyrite and talc. The results of artificially ...

The Cabaçal deposit is located in SW Amazonian Craton, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, with important Au-Zn-Cu mineralization. ore hosted by the Alto Jauru orogenic rocks (1.79-1.74 Ga) comprised of felsic volcanic and volcanoclastic mineralizations occur as bands concordant mylonitic foliation, breccias, quartz-carbonate veins rock-disseminated, polymetallic comprises chalcopyrite, pyrite, marcasit...