An updated research on three therapeutically-used Peruvian lagoons by using physical techniques

Authors

  • María Luisa Ceron Loayza Facultad de Ciencias Físicas. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM)
  • Jorge Aurelio Bravo Cabrejos Facultad de Ciencias Físicas. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM)
  • F. A. R. Reyes Navarro Facultad de Ciencias Físicas. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM)
  • Franco Urcia Chavez Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo (UNPRG)

Keywords:

Sediments, Medicinal mineral waters, Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffractometry, Transmission Mössbauer spectroscopy

Abstract

Herein, we determine the elemental, structural and mineralogical characterization of samples collected in three Peruvian lagoons; likewise, we investigate the physical and chemical properties of their fractions, both clay and magnetic. These lagoons are located in the Chilca District, Cate Province, southern Lima Region, Peru; their morphology has been altered since we carried out a previous study five years ago. The physical analytical techniques we used were energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF); X-ray diffractometry (XRD); and transmission Msbauer spectroscopy (TMS), at room and liquid-helium temperatures, and at low and high velocities. The results indicate that dolomite is the main clayey phase presenting structural sites occupied by Fe+2 and Fe+3 cations; the mineralogy of the magnetic fraction shows the presence of hematite and magnetite.

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Author Biographies

María Luisa Ceron Loayza, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM)

Soil Analysis Laboratory, Faculty of Physical Sciences

Jorge Aurelio Bravo Cabrejos, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM)

Soil Analysis Laboratory, Faculty of Physical Sciences

F. A. R. Reyes Navarro, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM)

Faculty of Physical Sciences

Franco Urcia Chavez, Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo (UNPRG)

Faculty of Physical Sciences

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2015-09-07

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M. L. Ceron Loayza, J. A. Bravo Cabrejos, F. A. R. . Reyes Navarro, and F. Urcia Chavez, “An updated research on three therapeutically-used Peruvian lagoons by using physical techniques”, J Met Mater Miner, vol. 25, no. 1, Sep. 2015.

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Vol. 25 No. 1 (2015)

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