Geochemistry of waters associated with the old mine workings at Fonte Santa (NE of Portugal)

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 153-165

  Gomes, M E P ^a   Antunes, I M H R ^b   Silva, P B ^c   Neiva, A M R ^d   Pacheco, F A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE CASTELO BRANCO   (Portugal)

^c LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENERGIA E GEOLOGIA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Contamination; Mineralizations; Scheelite; Waters

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC DRAINAGE; BIOTITE GRANITE; CONTAMINATED MATERIALS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FE OXIDE; FLOOD EVENT; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; MINE TAILINGS; MINE WORKINGS; MINERALIZATIONS; MIXED TYPE; MN CONCENTRATIONS; MUSCOVITIZATION; ORDOVICIAN; PH VALUE; PORTUGAL; QUARTZ VEIN; SHEAR ZONE; SULPHURIC ACIDS; TAILINGS DAM;

CALCIUM; CONTAMINATION; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DAMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GRANITE; IRON ORES; IRON OXIDES; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MINERALOGY; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM; SULFURIC ACID; TIN; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TUNGSTATE MINERALS; TUNGSTEN; WEATHERING; ZINC SULFIDE;

MICA;

GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITE; MINERALIZATION; MUSCOVITE; QUARTZ VEIN; SCHEELITE; TAILINGS; TAILINGS DAM; WEATHERING;

EID: 77954174217     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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