LOCATION: Kaduna, Bauchi, Gombe and Adamawa
Graphite is most often found as flakes or crystalline layers in metamorphic rocks such as marble, schist’s and gneisses. Graphite may also be found in organic-rich shale’s and coal beds. In these cases, the graphite itself probably resulted from metamorphosis of dead plant and animal matter. Graphite is also found in veins and sometimes in basalt. Graphite also occurs in meteorites.
Graphite is an opaque, non-metallic carbon polymorph that is blackish silver in colour and metallic to dull in sheen. Since it resembles the metal lead, it is also known colloquially as black lead or plumbago.
Named in 1789 by the German chemist and mineralogist A.G. Werner, the name for graphite is derived from the Greek Word graphein, which means: to write. The name therefore denotes the primary use of graphite as an ingredient used to make the lead for writing pencils.
USES OF GRAPHITE INCLUDES
Additive in Ceramics
Aerospace: Rocket Nozzles, Stealth F-117A and B2 bomber aircraft
Baseball Bats: (graphite and Kevlar composite)
Canisters and Aluminum Extrusion Boards
Chemical: Vessels and Reactors, Brushings, Bearings, Packing Rings, Seals, and Rollers
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Flusing (Degassing) Tubes, Moulds, Dies, Furnace Parts, Foundry Accessories
Graphite Electrodes
Guides, Valves, Rotors and Vanes
Lubricant
Metallurgical Crucibles
Nuclear: High Purity Structural Components, Reflectors, Moderators
Resistors, Brazing Tips, Heaters, Seed Holders
Hardener in Steel Making
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