Structural collapse in phlogopite mica-rich mine tailings induced …
The phosphate mine tailings (PMT) was obtained from Siilinjärvi phosphate mining site (Yearly production:10 Mt/a; Stock: 280 Mt), Finland, which mainly consist of phlogopite (64%), dolomite (6%), calcite (14%) and tremolite (1.4%). The mineralogy of mining site is carbonatite and apatite-bearing rocks with in-situ grade of 4.2% P 2 O 5. It ...