What's weathering? Mineralogy and field leach studies in mine waste, Leadville and Montezuma mining districts, Colorado

7th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage 2006, ICARD - Also Serves as the 23rd Annual Meetings of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 507-527

  Diehl, S F ^a   Hageman, P L ^a   Smith, K S ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anglesite; Dissolution; Jarosite; Leachate; Microlamination

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; IRON OXIDES; LEACHING; MANGANESE; MINERALS; PILES; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); ROCK PRODUCTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE; ZINC;

ANGLESITE; JAROSITES; LEACHATES; LOW TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS; MICROENVIRONMENTS; MICROLAMINATION; REACTIVE MINERALS; SULFATE PRECIPITATES;

WEATHERING;

EID: 84868627668     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.21000/jasmr06020507     Document Type: Conference Paper

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