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TABLE 21.2
Typical.Arsenic.Concentrations.in.Rock.Forming.Minerals
Mineral
Arsenic Concentration Range (mg/kg)
Sulide.minerals
Pyrite
100-77,000
Pyrrhotite
5-100
Marcasite
20-126,000
Galena
5.to.−10,000
Sphalerite
5-17,000
Chalcopyrite
10-5,000
Oxide.minerals
Hematite
Up.to.160
Fe.oxide(undifferentiated)
Up.to.2,000
Fe(III).oxyhydroxide
Up.to.76,000
Magnetite
27.to.41
Ilmentite
<1
Silicate.minerals
Quartz
0.4-1.3
Feldspar
<0.1-2.1
Biotite
1.4
Amphibole
1.1-2.3
Olivine
0.08-0.17
Pyroxen
0.05-0.8
Carbonate.minerals
Calcite
1-8
Dolomite
<3
Siderite
<3
Sulfate.minerals
Gypsum/anhydrite
<1-6
Barite
<1-12
Jarosite
34-1,000
Other.minerals
Apatite
<1-1,000
Halite
<3-30
Fluorite
<2
Source: .
Smedley,. P.L.. and. Kinniburgh,. D.G.,. Source. and. behavior. of.
arsenic.in.natural.water,.United.Nations.Synthesis.Report.on.
Arsenic.in.Drinking.Water,.p..61,.2001.
contain. high. levels. of. arsenic. and. heavy. metals. and,. thereby,. cause. seri-
ous.risks.to.humans.and.the.ecosystem.(Jung.and.Thornton.1996,.Kim.et.al..
1998,.Choi.et.al..2009)..The.following.anthropogenic.As.sources.have.to.be.
considered.when.dealing.with.As.luxes:.high-temperature.combustion.(oil-.
and. coal-burning. power. plants,. waste. incineration,. cement. works);. wastes.
 
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