Experimental study of copper(I) chloride complexing in hydrothermal solutions at 40 to 300°C and saturated water vapor pressure

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 62, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 2949-2964

  Xiao, Zhifeng ^a   Gammons, C H ^a   Williams Jones, A E ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUND; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0032438864     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00228-2     Document Type: Article

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