Sulfate mineral paragenesis in Pennsylvanian rocks and the occurrence of slavikite in Nebraska

Great Plains Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-33

  Joeckel, R M ^a   Wally, K D ^a   Fischbein, S A ^b   Hanson, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrated sulfate minerals; Nebraska; Pyrite oxidation; Slavikite

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CLASTIC ROCK; ION; MINERALOGY; NEW MINERAL; OXIDATION; PARAGENESIS; PH; PYRITE; SLAVIKITE; SULFATE;

BROWNVILLE; NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247891612     PISSN: 10525165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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