Geochemical mobility of Au and Ag during hydrothermal transfer and precipitation: Thermodynamic simulation

Geochemistry International

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 744-757

  Pal'yanova, G A ^a   Kolonin, G R ^a  

^a SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; MINERALOGY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SILVER; SOLUBILITY;

GEOCHEMICAL MOBILITY; HYDROTHERMAL TRANSFER; MINERALIZATION; PRINCIPAL PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETER;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELEMENT MOBILITY; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MINERALIZATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SILVER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 34548677759     PISSN: 00167029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0016702907080022     Document Type: Article

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