The effects of temperature and pressure on gold-chloride speciation in hydrothermal fluids: A Raman spectroscopic study

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 479-494

  Murphy, Pamela J ^a   Stevens, Gary ^a   Lagrange, Mandy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

EID: 0034035124     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00293-8     Document Type: Article

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