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As heavy minerals are a minor constituent of most sedimentary rock, they must be separated out to be studied. Heavy mineral separation generally uses a dense liquid in either a
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is the relative percentages of heavy minerals in a stone. Heavy mineral suites are used to help determine the
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that is greater than 2.9 g/cm, most commonly referring to dense components of
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Heavy minerals
mineral
density
siliciclastic
provenance
sedimentary rocks
separatory funnel
centrifuge
bromoform
tetrabromoethane
tribromoethane
methylene iodide
polytungstate liquids



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