Mineralogical and geochemical investigation of clay-rich mine tailings from a closed phosphate mine, Bartow Florida, USA

Environmental Geology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 123-147

  Krekeler, Mark P S ^a   Morton, Julie ^a   Lepp, Jill ^a   Tselepis, Cynthia M ^a   Samsonov, Mikhail ^a   Kearns, Lance E ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CLAY DEPOSITS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEPOSITS; EARTH SCIENCES; HEAVY METALS; KAOLINITE; LITHOLOGY; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALS; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MINES; MINING; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; PHOSPHATE MINES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PIGMENTS; SEDIMENTATION; STRATIGRAPHY; SULFATE MINERALS;

(PL) PROPERTIES; BULK PROPERTIES; ECONOMIC PROBLEMS; FLORIDA; FLORIDA , USA; HEAVY METAL CONTENTS; MECHANICAL STRENGTHS; MINE OPERATIONS; MINE TAILINGS; MOISTURE CONTENT (MC); ORGANIC CONTENTS;

CLAY MINERALS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METAL; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LAND RECLAMATION; MINE WASTE; MINERALOGY; PHOSPHATE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; STRATIGRAPHY; TAILINGS; TRACE ELEMENT;

BARTOW; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44949209434     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-0971-8     Document Type: Article

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