Comment on "Pyrite dissolution in acidic media" by M. Descostes, P. Vitorge, and C. Beaucaire

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 70, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 5246-5250

  Druschel, Gregory ^a   Borda, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; DISSOLUTION; PYRITE;

EID: 33750031767     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2005.07.023     Document Type: Note

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