Gold and iron oxide associations under supergene conditions: An experimental approach

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1531-1542

  Greffié, Catherine ^a   Benedetti, Marc F ^a,c   Parron, Claude ^a   Amouric, Marc ^b  

^a CEREGE   (France)

^b CAMPUS DE LUMINY   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; HRTEM; IRON OXIDE; MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY; SUPERGENE CONDITIONS; XRD;

EID: 0029730175     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-7037(96)00037-3     Document Type: Article

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