Pyrite oxidation: A state-of-the-art assessment of the reaction mechanism

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 873-880

  Rimstidt, Donald ^a   Vaughan, David J ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; MINERAL ALTERATION; OXIDATION; PYRITE; REACTION KINETICS; SULFIDE;

EID: 0037372957     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(02)01165-1     Document Type: Article

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