This report presents the results of qualitative X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) analysis
conducted for the project ‘Fate and Transport of Heavy Metals’. The object of this project is to
examine the environmental transport and fate of heavy metals, particularly in relation to
abandoned mining and mineral processing operations. A set of soil samples separated into
various size fractions, and into light and heavy fractions, was received from the BGS sample
preparation facility and the details are listed in Table 1. These samples have previously be the
subject of a whole-rock XRD study (McKervey, 2002)
