Analysis of Mountain Sand Material Content in Rumah Tiga and Hative Besar Villages, Teluk Ambon District Using X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Methods)

Sisca M Sapulete (Universitas Pattimura)
Matheus Souisa (University of Pattimura)
Amirah Hanifah (University of Pattimura)
Ferdinanda C. Papilaja (University of Pattimura)

Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan IPA (JPPIPA)
Vol 9 No 4 (2023): April

One area that has a mountain sand mine is Maluku, especially Ambon City, Teluk Ambon District, Hative Besar Village, and Rumah Tiga Village. This study aims to analyze mineral content, lattice parameters/crystal size, and the percentage of elemental and oxide content that forms a material on mountain sand in Wailete, Hative Besar Village and Kota Jawa, Rumah Tiga Village, using XRD and XRF methods. The mineral content analyzed by the XR-D method at both research locations showed the presence of diffraction peaks of the relationship between angle (2θ) and intensity (I) in the diffraction pattern with the main mineral content dominated by Quartz, Cristobalite, Sodalite, Calcite-synthetic, Anorthite, and followed by other minerals. Analysis of the percentage of elemental content using the XR-F method. Based on the results of XR-F analysis, the most dominant element in Wailete mount sand is Si (Silicon) with a percentage of 66.3% then followed by Al (Aluminum) at 10.8%, Fe (Iron) at 3.75% and in Kota Jawa hill, namely Si (Silicon) is 46.2%, Al (Aluminum) is 10.8%, Fe (Iron) is 9.11% and the rest is in the form of several elements with smaller percentages, namely Rb (Rubidium) and Sr (Strontium) 0.09%.