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MH MD
VH = and VD = [2]
ρH ρD
VH VD
pV = and qV = [3]
V V
MH MD
pM = and qM = [4]
M M
pV + qV = 1 [5]
pM + qM = 1 [6]
VH + VD = V [7]
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MH + MD = M [8]
From [1], [7] and [8]. The density of the two-component mixture
is:
M MH + MD M
ρ= = = [9]
V V VH + VD
Or:
MH MD M 1
+ = = [10]
V V VH + VD VH VD
+
M M
VH ⋅ ρ H VD ⋅ ρ D 1 ρD ⋅ ρH
+ = =
V V MH MD ρD ⋅ M H ρH ⋅ M D
+ +
ρH ⋅ M ρD ⋅ M M M
[11]
From [3], [4], [5] and [11]:
ρD ⋅ ρH
pV ⋅ ρ H + qV ⋅ ρ D = (1 − qV )ρ H + qV ⋅ ρ D =
pM ⋅ ρ D + qM ⋅ ρ H
Or:
ρD ⋅ ρH
qV (ρ D − ρ H ) = − ρH
pM ⋅ ρ D + qM ⋅ ρ H
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ρ D ⋅ ρ H − p M ⋅ ρ D ⋅ ρ H − q M ⋅ ρ H2 ⋅ ρ H (ρ D − ρ H )q M
= =
pM ⋅ ρ D + qM ⋅ ρ H pM ⋅ ρ D + qM ⋅ ρ H
Or:
qM ⋅ ρ H
qV = [12]
pM ⋅ ρ D + qM ⋅ ρ H
pM ⋅ ρ D
pV = 1 − qV = [13]
pM ⋅ ρ D + qM ⋅ ρ H
qV ⋅ ρ D
qM = [14]
qV ⋅ ρ D + pV ⋅ ρ H
pV ⋅ ρ H
pM = [15]
qV ⋅ ρ D + pV ⋅ ρ H
aL
⋅M is the total weight of X in M grams of the mixture,
100
aH
⋅MH is the weight of X in one component,
100
3
aD
⋅MD is the weight of X in the other component, and
100
aL a a
⋅M = H ⋅MH + D ⋅MD
100 100 100
Or:
aH ⋅ M H aD ⋅ M D
aL = + [16]
M M
aL = pM ⋅ aH + qM ⋅ aD [17]
a L = (1 − q M )a H + q M ⋅ a D = a H + q M (a D − a H )
Or:
aL − aH
a L − a H = q M (a D − a H ) and qM = [18]
aD − aH
Similarly:
aD − aL
pM = 1 − qM = [19]
aH − aL
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Relation between composition and volume proportions
aL − aH
⋅ ρH
aD − aH
qV =
aL − aH a − aL
⋅ ρH + D ⋅ ρD
aD − aH aD − aH
Or:
qV =
(a L − a H )ρ H =
qM ⋅ ρ H
[20]
(a L − a H )ρ H + (a D − a L )ρ D qM ⋅ ρ H + pM ⋅ ρ D
Similarly:
pV =
(a D − a L )ρ D =
pM ⋅ ρ D
[21]
(a L − a H )ρ H + (a D − a L )ρ D qM ⋅ ρ H + pM ⋅ ρ D
M MD MH M D ⋅ ρH + M H ⋅ ρH
V= = + =
ρ ρD ρH ρD ⋅ ρH
Or:
M ⋅ ρD ⋅ ρH
ρ=
M D ⋅ ρH + M H ⋅ ρD
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And from [4]:
ρD ⋅ ρH
ρ= [22]
qM ⋅ ρ H + pM ⋅ ρ D
ρ D ⋅ ρ H (a D − a H )
ρ= [23]
(a L − a H )ρ H + (a D − a L )ρ D
qV (a L − a H )ρ H
= [24]
pV (a D − a L )ρ D
qV q ρ
= M ⋅ H [25]
pV pM ρ D
d 3 ⋅ ρH or d 3 ⋅ ρ D grams.
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If M grams of a mixture is made up of MH grams of one mineral
and MD grams of the other:
M = M D + M H = nD ⋅ d 3 ⋅ ρ D + nH ⋅ d 3 ⋅ ρ H [26]
n = nH + nD [27]
nH nD
pV = and qV = [28]
n n
Or:
n H = pV ⋅ n and n D = qV ⋅ n [29]
pM ⋅ ρ D ⋅ n qM ⋅ ρ H ⋅ n
nH = and nD =
qM ⋅ ρ H + pM ⋅ ρ D qM ⋅ ρ H + pM ⋅ ρ D
[30]
Or:
nD =
(a L − a H )ρ H ⋅ n
(a L − a H )ρ H + (a D − a L )ρ D
And
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nH =
(a D − a L )ρ D ⋅ n [31]
(a L − a H )ρ H + (a D − a L )ρ D
d 3 ⋅ ρH d 3 ⋅ ρD
⋅ aH or ⋅ aD %
M M
nH ⋅ d 3 ⋅ ρ H ⋅ a H nD ⋅ d 3 ⋅ ρ D ⋅ a D
aL = + [32]
M M
d 3 ⋅ ρH d 3 ⋅ ρD
The quantities ⋅ a H and ⋅ a D are the contributions
M M
CH and CD of single equant grains to the overall X-content of the
sample:
d 3 ⋅ ρ H ⋅ aH d 3 ⋅ ρ D ⋅ aD
CH = and CD = [33]
M M
a L = nH ⋅ C H + nD ⋅ C D [34]
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pM ⋅ a H = nH ⋅ C H and qM ⋅ a D = nD ⋅ C D [35]
s n2 = θ or sn = θ [36]
s = C ⋅ sn = C θ [37]
And the measured variance is:
s 2 = C 2 ⋅θ [38]
Practical approximations
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pM = 1 [39]
pV = 1 [40]
MH = M [41]
MH
ρ= [42]
V
qM ⋅ ρ H
From [12]: qV = [43]
pM ⋅ ρ D
qV ⋅ ρ D
From [14]: qM = [44]
pV ⋅ ρ H
n = nH [46]
nD = θ [47]
a L = a H + C ⋅θ [49]
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Estimation of the sampling constant A
A = s2 ⋅ M S [50]
MD M n
n = nH + nD = + 3 H = D [51]
d ⋅ ρ D d ⋅ ρ H qV
3
MD MH M qM ⋅ ρ H + pM ⋅ ρ D
+ ⋅ 3 = ⋅ nD [52]
M ⋅ ρD M ⋅ ρH d qM ⋅ ρ H
qM pM M ρ H ⋅ qM + ρ D ⋅ pM M ρ H ⋅ qM + ρ D ⋅ pM
+ ⋅ 3 = ⋅ 3 = ⋅ nD
ρD ρH d ρD ⋅ ρH d qM ⋅ ρ H
[53]
Or:
M ⋅ qM aL − aH M
nD = θ = = ⋅ 3 [54]
d ⋅ ρ D aD − aH d ⋅ ρ D
3
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In equation [3-22] of the thesis, which is essentially the same, the
subsript M for a proportion of the mineral of interest difficult to
sample, is the same as the subsript D in equation [54].
aL − aH A s2
⋅ = [55]
aD − aH d 3 ⋅ ρ D ⋅ s 2 C 2
s2 [56]
C=
aL − aH
A = (a L − a H )(a D − a H ) ⋅ d 3 ⋅ ρ D [57]
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Derivation of [3-42]
aL − aH M
θ= ⋅ 3 [58]
aD − aH d ⋅ ρ D
M S min = M (θ =1) =
(a D − a H )ρ D ⋅ d 3 = (a L − a H )(a D − a H )ρ D ⋅ d 3
aL − aH (a L − a H )(a L − a H )
[59]
Or:
A IH L ⋅ a L2
M S min = = [60]
(a L − a H )2 (a L − a H )2
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