Occurrence and structures of dolomites in North Eastern part of Anantapur district, and their use in engineering materials. (2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Badapalli, Pradeep Kumar; Kottala, Raghu Babu; Sree, P. Padma; Rajasekhar, M.
• Is Part Of: Materials today. Volume 50:Part 5(2022)
• Page Start: 1005
• Page End: 1010
• Publication Date: 2022
• Subjects: Dolomites -- SEM -- EDAX -- XRF -- Refractory; Materials science -- Congresses -- Periodicals; 620.1
• DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2021.07.335
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2214-7853

Abstract

Abstract: A research was conducted to explore the characteristics of locally accessible dolomite for Engineering applications. Dolomite is a double carbonate of calcium and magnesium (CaCo3, MgCO3). It is one of the important raw materials used in the iron and steel, Ferro-alloys, glass, alloy steels, fertilizer industry, etc. dolomite chips area also used in flooring tiles, Specification of dolomite required for different industries. Dolomite samples from different dolomite mining locations are collected in the Anantapur area for this investigating. SEM, and EDAX are used to study the structure and chemical characteristics of the dolomites, and five sampling sites in the research region are subjected to XRF analysis for the analysis of Major elements. The research findings suggest that dolomite available from the north-eastern section of the research region is being used as a basic refractory material, particularly in the machine-tool and steel-making industries.