Geochemical characterization of sulphide waste rock piles from mining workings in northern Apennines, Emilia province, Italy

Mineralogica et Petrographica Acta

Volumn , Issue 39, 1996, Pages 109-123

  Dinelli, Enrico ^a   Cortecci, Gianni ^a   Lucchini, Federico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emilia Apennines; Extraction activities; Selenium; Waste rock piles

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CHALCOPYRITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METAL; MINE WASTE; MINING WASTE; MOLYBDENUM; PYRITE; SELENIUM;

ITALY, EMILIA-ROMAGNA, APENNINES;

EID: 0030324666     PISSN: 05401437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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