Biogeochemistry of Pb-Zn gossans, northwest Queensland, Australia: Implications for mineral exploration and mine site rehabilitation

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 723-742

  Lottermoser, B G ^a   Ashley, P M ^b   Munksgaard, N C ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MINERAL EXPLORATION; SOILS;

MINE SITE REHABILITATION; PB-ZN GOSSANS;

LEAD COMPOUNDS;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOINDICATOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DICOTYLEDON; GOSSAN; HERB; LAND RECLAMATION; LEAD; MINE; MINERAL; REVEGETATION; SOIL POLLUTION; ZINC;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

BULBOSTYLIS BARBATA; CLEOME VISCOSA; CLERODENDRUM; ENNEAPOGON; EREMOPHILA LATROBEI; ERIACHNE MUCRONATA; HYBANTHUS; PARANEURACHNE MUELLERI; TRIODIA; TRIODIA MOLESTA;

EID: 41049084435     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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