Surface oxidation of pyrite under ambient atmospheric and aqueous (pH = 2 to 10) conditions: Electronic structure and mineralogy from X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 881-893

  Todd, E C ^a   Sherman, D M ^a   Purton, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; MINERAL ALTERATION; OXIDATION; PH; PYRITE; SULFIDE; SURFACE STRUCTURE; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0037371285     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(02)00957-2     Document Type: Article

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