Analysis of reduced inorganic sulfur by diffusion methods: Improved apparatus and evaluation for sulfur isotopic studies

Chemical Geology

Volumn 137, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 255-261

  Hsieh, Y P ^a   Shieh, Y N ^b  

^a FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid volatile sulfide; Chromium(ii) reducible sulfide; Elemental sulfur; Pyrite

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; SULPHUR;

EID: 0030882171     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(96)00159-3     Document Type: Article

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