Fractionation of Cu, Fe, and Zn isotopes during the oxidative weathering of sulfide-rich rocks

Chemical Geology

Volumn 264, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 1-12

  Fernandez, Alvaro ^a   Borrok, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cu; Fe; Isotopes; MC ICP MS; Zn

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; COPPER; FLUID COMPOSITION; IRON; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; LEACHING; OXIDATION; SULFIDE GROUP; ZINC;

EID: 67349106420     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2009.01.024     Document Type: Article

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