Formation and composition of cemented layers in low-sulphide mine tailings, Laver, northern Sweden

Environmental Geology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 809-819

  Alakangas, Lena ^a   Öhlander, Björn ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cementing layer; Hardpan; Laver; Metal mobility; Norrbotten; Northern Sweden

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINES; ARSENIC; CARBONATE MINERALS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MINES; REMEDIATION; SULFIDE MINERALS;

CEMENTING LAYER; HARDPAN; LAVER; METAL MOBILITY; NORRBOTTEN; NORTHERN SWEDEN;

TAILINGS;

ABANDONED MINE; ARSENIC; CEMENTATION; FORMATION MECHANISM; JAROSITE; METAL; MINE WASTE; MOBILITY; PYRRHOTITE; SULFIDE; TAILINGS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORRBOTTEN; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

PORPHYRA UMBILICALIS;

EID: 33746407199     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0253-x     Document Type: Article

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