A vibrational spectroscopic study of the oxidation of pyrite by ferric iron

American Mineralogist

Volumn 88, Issue 8-9, 2003, Pages 1318-1323

  Borda, Michael J ^a   Strongin, Daniel R ^b   Schoonen, Martin A ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRON; IRON METALLOGRAPHY; PYRITES; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTANCE; DISULFIDE GROUPS; MONODENTATE COMPLEXES; OUTER-SPHERE COMPLEXES; PYRITE OXIDATION; SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES; SULFUR OXIDATION; VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS;

OXIDATION;

IRON; OXIDATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PYRITE; SPECTROSCOPY; SULFATE;

EID: 0141562039     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-2003-8-914     Document Type: Article

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