The decomposition of konyaite: Importance in CO2 fixation in mine tailings

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 903-917

  Mills, S J ^a   Wilson, S A ^a,b   Dipple, G M ^a   Raudsepp, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; AUSTRALIA; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION; DOUBLE SALT; KONYAITE; MARS; MINE TAILING; MOUNT KEITH; RIETVELD METHOD; SYNTHESIS

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; AUSTRALIA; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DOUBLE SALTS; KONYAITE; MARS; MINE TAILING; MOUNT KEITH; RIETVELD; SYNTHESIS;

AMORPHOUS CARBON; DIFFRACTION; DRAINAGE; MAGNESIUM; MOUNTINGS; NICKEL MINES; RIETVELD METHOD; SALTS; TAILINGS; TAILINGS DISPOSAL; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CARBON FIXATION; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DECOMPOSITION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MINERAL SYNTHESIS; RIETVELD ANALYSIS; SALT; TAILINGS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AUSTRALIA; MOUNT KEITH; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 78650128496     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: 14718022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2010.074.5.903     Document Type: Article

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