A transmission electron microscopy analysis of secondary minerals formed in tungsten-mine tailings with an emphasis on arsenopyrite oxidation

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1259-1273

  Petrunic, B M ^a   Al, T A ^a   Weaver, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MINING; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXIDATION; PYRITES; SULFIDE MINERALS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARSENOPYRITE OXIDATION; NANOCRYSTALLINE; THERMODYNAMIC CALCULATIONS; TUNGSTEN-MINE TAILINGS;

TUNGSTATE MINERALS;

ARSENOPYRITE; MINE WASTE; MINERAL DEPOSIT; SECONDARY MINERAL; TAILINGS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUNGSTEN;

EID: 33746353994     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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