Mineral formation in an acid pit lake from a high-sulfidation ore deposit: Kirki, NE Greece

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 88, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 68-71

  Triantafyllidis, S ^a   Skarpelis, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acid pit lake; High sulfidation ore; Mineral precipitate; Sulfate minerals

Indexed keywords

ACID PIT LAKE; HIGH-SULFIDATION ORE DEPOSIT; MINERAL PRECIPITATE;

HEAVY METALS; MINERALOGY; MINING; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SULFUR DEPOSITS; WEATHERING;

SULFATE MINERALS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); TAILINGS;

EASTERN MACEDONIA AND THRACE; EURASIA; EUROPE; EVROS; GREECE; KIRKI; SAMOTHRACE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 31744433417     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2005.08.017     Document Type: Article

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