ICAM International congress on applied mineralogy, 8

Abstract

This work presents the results of characterization and irradiation treatment of two spodumene mineral varieties (greenish and lilac). To determine the concentration of trace elements the k0 instrumental neutron activation analysis was used. A cobalt 60 irradiator was used for the treatment of the specimens. The change of color, when they were submitted to high intensity gamma rays was analyzed. The results obtained in characterization and irradiation treatment showed relatively good agreement with the literature. The k0-INAA method showed its potential as an analytical multi-elemental determination tool.