Gersdorffite (NiAsS) chemical state properties and reactivity toward air and aerated, distilled water

American Mineralogist

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 890-900

  Jackson, Deane A ^a   Nesbitt, H Wayne ^a   Scaini, Michael J ^a   Duggal, Avin ^a   Bancroft, G Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; BINDING ENERGY; CORE LEVELS; DIMERS; NICKEL; NICKEL METALLOGRAPHY; OXIDATION; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; REACTION RATES; WATER AERATION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

HIGH ENERGY TAILS; HIGH SOLUBILITY; OXIDATION STATE; REACTIVE ELEMENTS; SIGNAL STRENGTHS; SURFACE PRODUCTS; SURFACE SPECIES; X-RAY PHOTOEMISSIONS;

NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

ARSENIC; CHEMICAL REACTION; GERSDORFFITE; SURFACE LAYER;

EID: 0038544673     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-2003-5-619     Document Type: Article

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