Iron-rich precipitates in a mine drainage environment: Influence of pH on mineralogy

American Mineralogist

Volumn 88, Issue 11-12 PART 2, 2003, Pages 1915-1918

  Murad, Enver ^a   Rojík, Petr ^b  

^a Aussenstelle Marktredwitz   (Germany)

^b Sokolovská uhelná as   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINES; COLOR; DRAINAGE; IRON; MINERALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

COLOR CHANGES; CZECH REPUBLIC; FERRIHYDRITES; INFLUENCE OF PH; LIGNITE SEAMS; MINE DRAINAGE; OCHREOUS PRECIPITATES; SCHWERTMANNITE;

ALKALINITY;

ABANDONED MINE; ACID MINE DRAINAGE; COAL MINE; FERRIHYDRITE; MINERALOGY; PETROGENESIS; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SCHWERTMANNITE;

EID: 0346009189     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-2003-11-1234     Document Type: Article

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