Galvanic interactions between metal sulfide minerals in a flowing system: Implications for mines environmental restoration

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2316-2323

  Liu, Qingyou ^a,b   Li, Heping ^a   Zhou, Li ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; CORROSION; CURRENT DENSITY; FLOW INTERACTIONS; GALVANIZING; GARNETS; GROUNDWATER; IRON; METALS; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MINES; MINING; PYRITES; SILICATE MINERALS; STEEL CORROSION; SULFATE MINERALS; WATER POLLUTION; ZINC SULFIDE;

CORROSION CURRENT DENSITIES; DISCHARGE WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GALVANIC CELLS; GALVANIC CORROSIONS; GALVANIC INTERACTIONS; IDENTICAL CONDITIONS; META L SULFIDES; MINE WATER (MW);

SULFIDE MINERALS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORROSION; DISCHARGE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; MINE WASTE; MINERAL; MINING; MODELING; RAINWATER; SULFIDE; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 48049109846     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.02.024     Document Type: Article

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