Effect of temperature and illumination on pyrite oxidation between pH 2 and 6

Geochemical Transactions

Volumn 1, Issue , 2000, Pages 23-33

  Schoonen, Martin ^a   Elsetinow, Alicia ^b   Borda, Michael ^a   Strongin, Daniel ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; LIGHT; OXIDATION; PYRITE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 0013359224     PISSN: 14674866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b004044o     Document Type: Article

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