Experimental determination of the stability and stoichiometry of sulphide complexes of silver(I) in hydrothermal solutions to 400°C

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1395-1413

  Stefansson A ^a   Seward, T M ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; SEAWATER; SILVER; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY; SULFIDE;

EID: 0037381545     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(02)01093-1     Document Type: Article

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