Publication Date:
2016-09-03
Description:
This investigation examined the hydrogeochemical characteristics of different sulfide-containing gangue samples from the Hancheng mining area in Shaanxi, China. The changes in the hydrogeochemical properties during the leaching experiments on gangue samples containing different levels of sulfur (LSG-Low sulfur gangue, MSG-Moderate sulfur gangue and HSG-High sulfur gangue) were investigated by analyzing the major physical and chemical constituents (pH, EC, TDS, Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ , Na + , K + , Cl - , SO 4 2- , HCO 3 - , F - , and Fe). The results indicated that the release of SO 4 2- and H + from the dissolution of sulfide minerals resulted in low Ca 2+ and HCO 3 - concentrations at pH levels below 4.7 for the HSG leachate. Also for the HSG samples, the molar ratio of SO 4 2- /Fe exceeded twice that which was e...
Print ISSN:
1755-1307
Electronic ISSN:
1755-1315
Topics:
Geography
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Geosciences
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Physics
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