The solubility of gold in H2O-H2S vapour at elevated temperature and pressure

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 5140-5153

  Zezin, Denis Yu ^a   Migdisov, Artashes A ^a   Williams Jones, Anthony E ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUGACITY; GOLD; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; SOLUBILITY; STOICHIOMETRY; SULFUR;

EID: 80051472412     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.06.027     Document Type: Article

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