An experimental study of the mechanism of the replacement of magnetite by pyrite up to 300°C

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 5610-5630

  Qian, Gujie ^a,b   Brugger, Joël ^b,c   Skinner, William M ^a   Chen, Guorong ^d   Pring, Allan ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d East China University of Science and Technology   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDED IRON FORMATION; DISSOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MAGNETITE; MARCASITE; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PSEUDOMORPH; PYRITE; PYRRHOTITE; REPLACEMENT; SULFIDE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TITANIUM;

EID: 77955924507     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.06.035     Document Type: Article

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