Stratigraphic controls on water quality at coal mines in southern New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-72

  Craw, D ^a   Mulliner, T ^a   Haffert, L ^a   Paulsen, H K ^a   Peake, B ^a   Pope, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b CRL Energy Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

AMD; Boron; Chlorite; Kaolinite; Mining; Pyrite; Stratigraphy; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; AUTHIGENIC MINERAL; BORON; CHLORITE; COAL MINE; CRETACEOUS; DISSOLUTION; KAOLINITE; MARINE SEDIMENT; MINE WASTE; PYRITE; STRATIGRAPHY; TRACE ELEMENT; TRANSGRESSION; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND; WANGALOA MINE;

SESBANIA TOMENTOSA;

EID: 42949138952     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288300809509850     Document Type: Article

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