The role of humic substances in the transport and fixation of metals of economic interest (Au, Pt, Pd, U, V)

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 1-31

  Wood, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIXATION; GOLD; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; METAL TRANSPORT; PGE; URANIUM; VANADIUM;

EID: 0029729498     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-1368(95)00013-5     Document Type: Article

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