Hydrosulphide complexing of Au(I) in hydrothermal solutions from 150-400°C and 500-1500 bar

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1849-1871

  Benning, Liane G ^a   Seward, Terry M ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXING; GOLD; HYDROSULPHIDE; HYDROTHERMAL SOLUTION; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0030472326     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-7037(96)00061-0     Document Type: Article

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