Mineralogical, numerical and analytical studies of the coupled oxidation of pyrite and coal

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 381-398

  Evans, K A ^a   Gandy, C J ^b   Banwart, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Pyrite dissolution; Reactive transport modelling; Redox; Weathering

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CONTAMINATION; LEACHATE TREATMENT; MINERALOGY;

GAS COMPOSITION;

PYRITES;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; COAL; DISSOLUTION; OXIDATION; PYRITE; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; SPOIL HEAP;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0038206825     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461036720107     Document Type: Article

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