Identification of scorodite in fine-grained, high-sulfide, arsenopyrite mine-waste using micro x-ray diffraction (μXRD)

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1243-1254

  Flemming, Roberta L ^a   Salzsauler, Kristin A ^b,c   Sherriff, Barbara L ^b   Sidenko, Nikolay V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c GOLDER ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Manitoba; Micro X ray diffraction; Mine waste; Scorodite; Snow Lake

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; IRON MINES; MICROANALYSIS; OXIDATION; PHASE COMPOSITION; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SULFIDE MINERALS; TAILINGS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

ARSENOPYRITE MINE WASTE; COARSE-GRAINED PRIMARY MINERALS; MICRO X-RAY DIFFRACTION; SCORODITE;

PYRITES;

ARSENOPYRITE; MINE WASTE; SULFIDE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 29244470840     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.43.4.1243     Document Type: Article

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