Post by
Wangotango67 on Nov 06, 2023 9:30pm
UNDERSTANDING - TITANIUM ( silicates + Iron )
Titanium is a transition metal light with a white-silvery-metallic colour. It is strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant. Pure titanium is not soluble in water but is soluble in concentrated acids.
In this research paper they discuss the existence of titanium along side
of iron and silicates.
In my opinion,
it should've been titled, evolution of, titanium.
But...i don't think the author has yet figured out how titanium comes
iinto existence.
Recipe ?
Silica glass / quartz
Silicon metal
Iron
Sulphur Acid
Alkai acid / Chloric
Hydrofluoric acid
High heat
Preasure
Gases
As mentioned in former posts,
hydrofluoric acids is an extremely strong acid and one of few,
that can dissolve silica quartz.
Quartz, also has the silicon metal.
MY OWN THEORY
Hight heat, melts the silicate glass and liberates the silicon metal.
Ionic transfers, with assistence of strong acids present and high heat
merge portions of iron and silcon metal = titanium.
= transitional metal.
Keep in mind,
there are no other culprits inwhich to pinpoint where titanium
came from.
Most assume,- titanium is a separate mettaloid that is merely
present with, iron or silicates.
Yet... just as titanium is bright lusterous, silvery.
So is silicon metal.
My Reasoning ?
There are several transitional metals.
Plats are even transitional.
Commonality ?
Majority of transitional metals are all silvery.
What metal has the greatest abundance in, geology?
Silicates.
Therefore,
it would stand to reason silicates could be the primary mettaloid
that sparks transitional metals.
Right temp, right acids, significant iron presence , gases, preasure,,
and a silicate melt = titanium.
Why is it...
pure silicate deposits have no titanium ?
Or, very little.
It would be the lack of, iron.
At least i think so.
2012 Wellgreen's MET studies reveal the titanium in, silicates.
80% by weight silicates were tested.
14% iron, lots of silicates, chloric acid, hydrofluoric acid.
Sulphides MET studies in 2014 / 2015 no titanium present.
Read this research paper, once, twice...
Identify how the resesrcher never quite figures out that silicon metal
mixed with iron = could very well explain the evolution / birthing of, titanium.
Titanium commands a decent price per tonne
= $6000 / t usd
If nature provided all the acids, heat, preasure, mixing,
= nature covered these hybrid oxides at it's own expense
= why metals already made in nature have specific spot values $$$
= Wellgreen deposit has the titanium + chromium
= Chromium is also perhaps made same way... ( iron / silicon metal )
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7725461/#
Did i mention Rio Tinto, mines titanium ?
Quebec Deposit.
Cheers....