In one of the Driftwood reports
It mentions several strata lenses - each have different colors.
Some are, yellow, pink, brown, green.
In the 2001 assay file ( A104335 )
Peter Klewchuch had Acme Labratories perfrom an ICP assay test on Driftwood Creek, samples.
In the assay report, NICKEL was detected.
Small values of, 20 ppm were identified.
Nickdel does have an association to, Aluminum and Magnesium.
Tetrabonding.
Nickel does come in the carbonate form, and salt form.
Nickelous 2 -
Typical assays use a firing method, wel lover an hour over 1000 degrees.
If a mineral is in a salt form, the question stands - would firing a salt mineral deliver the same results when compared to - knowing what the nickel mineral is in form, and then, if a salt, perform
a simple dissolving and then test for nickel ion presence or, electrolysis ?
Nickel does appear as - yellow or green - coloration.
The wild card question is...
If Driftwood has such - lense - colorations...
Should the junior perform more assaying methods to better understand the nickel presence, it's true form,- though low ppm, i can't dismiss the initial firing for over 1 hour may have altered the true findings - what if there were several kinds - oxide, salt, carbonate nickel ?
What if firing a nickel salt, destroys the outcome ?
Green and yellow colorations should have a follow up...
Nickel is a hot commodity - i've read other juniors perfroming second assaying tests -
higher end testing - and far better results were the outcome.
Does nickel carbonate dissolve in water? Nickel carbonate has a water solubility of 90 mg/L, whereas other
nickel compounds, such as nickel oxide, nickel sulphide and nickel tetra
carbonyl are water insoluble.
Nickel does combine with magnesium...
Hosts together.
Is nickel carbonate a salt? Reactions. Nickel carbonate forms many double salts, such as, Na2CO3•NiCO3•10H2O with alkali metal carbonates. However, such double carbonates usually are prepared by mixing an alkali metal or ammonium bicarbonate solution with a nickel salt solution, followed by crystallization.