Weathering of S. Domingos (Iberian Pyritic Belt) abandoned mine slags

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 489-494

  Rosado, L ^a   Morais, C ^a   Candeias, A E ^a   Pinto, A P ^a   Guimaraes F ^b   Mirao J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b INETI   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Metal pollution; Retention; S. Domingos; Slag; Storage

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINES; COPPER; EROSION; LEAD; MINES; SLAGS; SOIL MECHANICS; WEATHERING; ZINC;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; METAL POLLUTION; RETENTION; S. DOMINGOS; STORAGE;

METALS;

ABANDONED MINE; ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CONTAMINATED LAND; HEAVY METAL; LEACHING; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RETENTION; SLAG; WEATHERING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 57249116246     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2008.072.1.489     Document Type: Conference Paper

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