Raman spectroscopy of gold chloro-hydroxy speciation in fluids at ambient temperature and pressure: A re-evaluation of the effects of pH and chloride concentration

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 62, Issue 21-22, 1998, Pages 3515-3526

  Murphy, P J ^a,b   LaGrange, M S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; GOLD; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0032468226     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-7037(98)00246-4     Document Type: Article

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