Solubility of selected elements in kotulskite (PdTe): an experimental approach

• Thesis title in Czech: Rozpustnost vybraných prvků v kotulskitu (PdTe): experimentální studium
• Thesis title in English: Solubility of selected elements in kotulskite (PdTe): an experimental approach
• Academic year of topic announcement: 2022/2023
• Thesis type: diploma thesis
• Thesis language: angličtina
• Department: Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources (31-430)
• Supervisor: RNDr. Marek Tuhý, Ph.D.
• Author: hidden - assigned and confirmed by the Study Dept.
• Date of registration: 07.10.2022
• Date of assignment: 07.10.2022
• Confirmed by Study dept. on: 02.02.2023
• Date of electronic submission: 30.07.2024
• Deadline for student's submission: 31.07.2024
• Date of proceeded defence: 04.09.2024
• Opponents: RNDr. Roman Skála, Ph.D.
• Award: Thesis was put forward for an award

Preliminary scope of work

Jak bylo již experimentálně prokázáno, minerál kotulskit (PdTe) ve své struktuře dokáže rozpouštět určité množství Sn a Pb. Cílem této práce je definovat rozpustnosti vybraných prvků (př. Bi, Cu, As) v kotulskitu, který je významným rudním minerálem Pd. Vzorky budou syntetizovány v Laboratoři experimentální mineralogie ČGS a budou analyzovány pomocí nejrůznějších mienralogických metod (př. XRD, SEM/EDS, EPMA, DTA, Ramanova spektroskopie).
Vymazalová, A. & Drábek, M., The system Pd-Sn-Te at 400 degrees C and mineralogical implications I. The binary phases. Canadian Mineralogist 48:1041-1050.
Vymazalová, A. & Drábek, M., The system Pd-Sn-Te at 400 degrees C and mineralogical implications II. The ternary phases. Canadian Mineralogist 48:1051-1058.

Preliminary scope of work in English

Previous experiments have shown the solubility of Sn and Pb in kotuskite (PdTe). The main aim of this study is to determine the solubility of selected elements (e.g. Bi, Cu, As) in kotulskite. Since kotulskite is an important Pd-bearing mineral, this study is important in terms of structural relationships and may be useful for materials science. Samples will be synthesized in the Laboratory of Experimental Mineralogy (Czech Geological Survey) and further analysed (e.g. XRD, SEM/EDS, EPMA, DTA, Raman spectroscopy).
Vymazalová, A. & Drábek, M., The system Pd-Sn-Te at 400 degrees C and mineralogical implications I. The binary phases. Canadian Mineralogist 48:1041-1050.
Vymazalová, A. & Drábek, M., The system Pd-Sn-Te at 400 degrees C and mineralogical implications II. The ternary phases. Canadian Mineralogist 48:1051-1058.