Thallium
Long-Term Fate from Rock-Deposit to Soil:
The Jas Roux Sulfosalt Natural Analogue
Posted on 2023-10-05 - 15:09
Inorganic contaminant release resulting from mining activities
can impact surrounding ecosystems. Ores formed by primary sulfide
minerals produce sulfuric acid after mineral oxidation, which is the
driving force of metal release. Yet secondary metal sulfates may form
and play a crucial role in controlling the metal fate. In the case
of thallium (Tl), it has been shown that in natural Tl-rich sulfide
deposits and those found in mining areas, Tl can be trapped by Tl-jarosite
(Tl-rich iron sulfate) and dorallcharite (TlFe3(SO4)2(OH)6). Our Tl speciation characterization
results have generated novel insight into the long-term behavior of
this metal derived from a unique natural hotspot: the Jas Roux site
(France). The biogeochemical cycle of the soil ecosystems of Jas Roux
dates back almost 15000 years ago and has now reached a steady state.
A chemical gradient was found in soils across the toposequence underlying
the Jas Roux outcrop. X-ray absorption spectroscopy revealed that
Tl was mainly present in secondary minerals at the top of the studied
zone. Oxidative dissolution of Tl-rich sulfide minerals and pyrite
accounts for the presence of Tl-jarosite in soils, either by direct
formation in soils or by gravity erosion from the outcrop. The Tl-jarosite
quantity was found to decrease from the top to the bottom of the toposequence,
probably due to sulfate leaching. Released Tl likely adsorbed on phyllosilicates
such as Illite or muscovite, and a fraction of Tl was found to have
oxidized into Tl(III) along the toposequence.
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Rose, Jérôme; Chaurand, Perrine; Dentant, Cédric; Angeletti, Bernard; Borschneck, Daniel; Kieffer, Isabelle; et al. (2023). Thallium
Long-Term Fate from Rock-Deposit to Soil:
The Jas Roux Sulfosalt Natural Analogue. ACS Publications. Collection. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.3c00021