Mineralogy and chemistry of ochre sediments from an acid mine drainage near a disused mine in Cornwall, UK

Clay Minerals

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 301-317

  Singh, Balwant ^a,b,c,d,e   Wilson, M J ^a,b   McHardy, W J ^a,b   Fraser, A R ^a,b,c   Merrington, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRON OXIDES; THERMOANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

FERRIHYDRITE; GOETHITE;

OXIDE MINERALS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; FERRIHYDRITE; GOETHITE; MINERALOGY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033374110     PISSN: 00098558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/000985599546172     Document Type: Article

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