Mechanisms of iron oxide transformations in hydrothermal systems

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 6141-6156

  Otake, Tsubasa ^a   Wesolowski, David J ^b   Anovitz, Lawrence M ^b,c   Allard, Lawrence F ^b   Ohmoto, Hiroshi ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; HEMATITE; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; IRON OXIDE; MAGNETITE; PHASE TRANSITION; REACTION KINETICS; REDOX POTENTIAL;

EID: 77956871327     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.07.024     Document Type: Article

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