Jurnal Akademika Kimia
Vol. 13 No. 1 (2024)

Analysis of Metal Content in Rocks Using X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF)

Napitupulu, Mery (Unknown)
Maharani, Tiara (Unknown)
Walanda, Daud K. (Unknown)
Said, Irwan (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Jul 2025

Abstract

Rocks in mining have different types and levels of metal from one another. This study aims to determine the levels of metals present in rocks found in illegal mining areas in the Dongi-Dongi region. The parameters tested are the type of metal contained in rocks from unlawful mining in the Dongi-Dongi area and the amount of metal content in rocks from illegal mining in the Dongi-Dongi area. The results showed that the metals contained in the five rock samples from gold mining in Dongi - Dongi were, respectively, iron (Fe), potassium (K), silicon (Si), calcium (Ca), titanium (Ti), arsenic (Ar), zirconium (Zr), manganese (Mn), rubidium (Rb), niobium (Nb), molybdenum (Mo), indium (In), strontium (Sr), tin II (Sn), and rubidium (Ru) with the highest metal percentage found in the fifth rock sample (E), namely iron (Fe) at 62.89 % and potassium (K) at 54.7 %. The high content of iron and potassium in Dongi-Dongi mining rocks has the potential to be utilized by the community, as these metals are widely used in various industrial fields.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jak

Publisher

Subject

Chemistry Education

Description

Jurnal Akademika Kimia is an electronic open-access journal that aims to publish the latest research results in the area of chemistry education and pure chemistry from academicians, professionals, and other practitioners at all levels of chemistry education. The journal coverage includes the ...