Geochemical characteristics of coal mine discharge vis-à-vis behavior of rare earth elements at Jaintia Hills coalfield, northeastern India

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 112, Issue , 2012, Pages 235-243

  Sahoo, P K ^a,b   Tripathy, S ^b   Equeenuddin, Sk Md ^c   Panigrahi, M K ^b  

^a Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Coalmines; Jaintia Hills; Rare earth element; Secondary minerals

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; COAL FIELDS; DISSOLVED METALS; FREE METALS; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; GEOCHEMICAL MODELING; HIGH CONCENTRATION; JAINTIA HILLS; MINE DRAINAGE; NORTH AMERICAN; NORTHEASTERN INDIA; REE PATTERN; SPECIATION CALCULATIONS; STREAM WATER; SULFATE COMPLEXES;

ALUMINUM; COAL MINES; DRAINAGE; GEOCHEMISTRY; MANGANESE; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS;

COAL DEPOSITS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; COAL MINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOCHEMISTRY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PH; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); SUPERSATURATION;

INDIA; JAINTIA HILL; MEGHALAYA;

EID: 84155171241     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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