Environmental geochemistry and mineralogy of lead at the old mine area of Baccu Locci (south-east Sardinia, Italy)

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 100, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 105-115

  Frau, Franco ^a   Ardau, Carla ^a   Fanfani, Luca ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aqueous and solid speciation; Baccu Locci mine; Italy; Lead; Plumbojarosite solubility; Sardinia

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS AND SOLID SPECIATION; BACCU LOCCI MINE; ITALY; PLUMBOJAROSITE SOLUBILITY; SARDINIA;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ARSENIC; CATCHMENTS; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; IRON OXIDES; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; LITHOLOGY; METAL RECOVERY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MINES; MINING; SEDIMENTS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLUBILITY; SORPTION; SULFIDE MINERALS; SURFACE WATERS; SURFACES; TERNARY SYSTEMS; THERMODYNAMICS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLUTION; GALENA; JAROSITE; LEAD; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SOLUBILITY; STREAMWATER; SURFACE WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER POLLUTION;

BACCU LOCCI MINE; CAGLIARI; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 58549104129     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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