What is weathering in mine waste? Mineralogic evidence for sources of metals in leachates

US Geological Survey Circular

Volumn , Issue 1328, 2008, Pages 4-7

  Diehl, Sharon F ^a   Hageman, Philip L ^a   Smith, Kathleen S ^a  

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EID: 84863393005     PISSN: 1067084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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