An investigation of aspects of mine waste from a kyanite mine, Central Virginia, USA

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-106

  Krekeler, Mark Paul Speeg ^a   Allen, C Scott ^b   Kearns, Lance E ^c   Maynard, J Barry ^d  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Kyanite; Mine waste; Mineralogy; Reflectance spectra

Indexed keywords

BULK PROPERTIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINE GRAINED; FRESHWATER INVERTEBRATES; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; HYPERSPECTRAL DATA; IMAGING SPECTROMETERS; LOCAL OPERATIONS; MAGNETIC MINES; MAGNETITE CRYSTALS; MINE WASTE; MINE WASTES; RAPID DETECTION; REFLECTANCE SPECTRA; REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE; SPECTRAL FINGERPRINTS; UNIMODAL; VIRGINIA; WASTE STREAM; WATERSOLUBLE;

CHARCOAL; COATINGS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CRYSTALS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HEMATITE; HYDRAULICS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETITE; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; OXIDE MINERALS; REFLECTION; SILICATE MINERALS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SORPTION; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

MAGNETISM;

CHARCOAL; COLOR; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GRAIN SIZE; HEMATITE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INVERTEBRATE; KYANITE; MAGNETIC MINERAL; MAGNETITE; MINE WASTE; MINERALOGY; RECYCLING; SILICATE; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; SPECTROSCOPY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 77953886180     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0324-x     Document Type: Article

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