Experimental study of gold and platinum solubility in a complex fluid under hydrothermal conditions

Resource Geology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 83-92

  Likhoidov, G G ^a   Plyusnina, L P ^a   Scheka, J A ^a   Aphanas'eva, T B ^a  

^a FAR EAST GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Chlorides; Gold; Manganese oxides; Oxygen; Platinum; Solubility; Speciation; Sulfides; Water

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CATALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; OXIDATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLATINUM; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 0042281047     PISSN: 13441698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-3928.2000.tb00058.x     Document Type: Article

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