Concentration of arsenic, selenium, and other trace elements in pyrite in appalachian coals of alabama and Kentucky

22nd American Society of Mining and Reclamation Annual National Conference 2005

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 283-301

  Diehl, S F ^a,b   Goldhaber, M B ^a,b   Koenig, A E ^a,b   Turtle, M L W ^a,b   Ruppert, L F ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Black Warrior Basin; Laser ablation; Metals; Mine waste

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; COAL; DEFORMATION; LASER ABLATION; METALS; PYRITES; SELENIUM; SULFIDE MINERALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE REACTIONS; WEATHERING;

BLACK WARRIOR BASIN; DEFORMATION STRUCTURE; DESICCATION CRACKS; FRACTURES AND FAULTS; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; LARGE SURFACE AREA; MINE WASTES; TRACE ELEMENT CONTENT;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 79957549958     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.21000/jasmr05010283     Document Type: Conference Paper

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