Mineralogical and chemical characteristics of some natural jarosites

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1041-1056

  Desborough, George A ^a   Smith, Kathleen S ^a   Lowers, Heather A ^a   Swayze, Gregg A ^a   Hammarstrom, Jane M ^b   Diehl, Sharon F ^a   Leinz, Reinhard W ^a   Driscoll, Rhonda L ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; JAROSITE; MINERALOGY; STOICHIOMETRY; SUPERGENE PROCESS;

EID: 72449139141     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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