Tripuhyite and schafarzikite: Two of the ultimate sinks for antimony in the natural environment

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 891-902

  Leverett, P ^a   Reynolds, J K ^a   Roper, A J ^a   Williams, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

antimony mobility; oxidizing environment; schafarzikite; solubility; stability; tripuhyite

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC CONDITIONS; DERIVED DATA; FESB; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; NEAR-SURFACE; OXIDIZING ENVIRONMENTS; REDOX POTENTIALS; SCHAFARZIKITE; SUPERGENE; TRIPUHYITE; WATER TABLES;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; REDOX REACTIONS; SOLUBILITY;

MINERALS;

ANTIMONY; DECOMPOSITION; DISPERSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; IMMOBILIZATION; MINERAL PROPERTY; REDOX POTENTIAL; SECONDARY MINERAL; SOLUBILITY; SUPERGENE PROCESS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84863842915     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: 14718022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2012.076.4.06     Document Type: Article

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