Experimental study of Cu isotope fractionation during the reaction of aqueous Cu(II) with Fe(II) sulphides at temperatures between 40 and 200°C

Chemical Geology

Volumn 289, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 31-38

  Pekala, M ^a,b   Asael, D ^c   Butler, I B ^a,b   Matthews, A ^c   Rickard, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ECOSSE (Edinburgh Collaborative of Subsurface Science and Engineering)   (United Kingdom)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alteration; Cu; Ferrous sulphides; Isotope fractionation; Low Temperature

Indexed keywords

ALTERATION; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FERROUS SULPHIDES; FRACTIONATION PROCESS; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS; ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC EXCHANGE; KEY CONTROL; LOW TEMPERATURES; MC-ICP-MS; REACTION PROGRESS; SEA FLOOR;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; COPPER; COPPER DEPOSITS; HOT SPRINGS; IRON ORES; LIGANDS; SILICATE MINERALS;

ISOTOPES;

CHEMICAL REACTION; COPPER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IRON; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; LIGAND; PYRITE; PYRRHOTITE; SULFIDE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 80053133358     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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