Mineralogical and geochemical investigations of silicate-rich mine waste from a kyanite mine in central Virginia: Implications for mine waste recycling

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 185-196

  Geise, Greg ^a   LeGalley, Erin ^a   Krekeler, Mark P S ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Miami University Hamilton   (United States)

Author keywords

Kyanite; Mine waste; Mineralogy; Recycling; Virginia

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HEMATITE; KYANITE; LEAD; MICA; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; NICKEL; SILICATES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRACE ELEMENTS; WETLANDS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENTS; MINE WASTES; VIRGINIA;

RECYCLING;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECONOMIC IMPACT; GRAIN SIZE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; KYANITE; LOCAL ECONOMY; MINE WASTE; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERALOGY; PIGMENT; RECYCLING; SILICATE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SODIUM; WETLAND;

UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 85027924304     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0513-7     Document Type: Article

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