| Abstract: | Samples of ground drill cores from the southern part of the Santa Cruz porphyry copper deposit, Casa Grande, Arizona, were oxidized in simulated weathering experiments. The samples were also separated into various mineral fractions and analyzed for contents of metals and sulfide minerals. The principal sulfide mineral present was pyrite. Gases produced in the weathering experiments were measured by gas chromatography. Carbon dioxide, oxygen, carbonyl sulfide, sulfur dioxide and carbon disulfide were found in the gases; no hydrogen sulfide, organic sulfides, or mercaptans were detected. Oxygen concentration was very important for production of the volatiles measured; in general, oxygen concentration was more important to gas production than were metallic element content, sulfide mineral content, or mineral fraction (oxide or sulfide) of the sample. The various volatile species also appeared to be interactive; some of the volatiles measured may have been formed through gas reactions. ?? 1990. |
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| Citation Author: | Hinkle, M. E.; Ryder, J. L.; Sutley, S. J.; Botinelly, T. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Geochemical Exploration |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Production of sulfur gases and carbon dioxide by synthetic weathering of crushed drill cores from the Santa Cruz porphyry copper deposit near Casa Grande, Pinal County, Arizona; 1990; Article; Journal; Journal of Geochemical Exploration; Hinkle, M. E.; Ryder, J. L.; Sutley, S. J.; Botinelly, T. |
| Citation Start Page: | 43 |
| Citation Volume: | 38 |
| Citation Year: | 1990 |
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| Text: | Production of sulfur gases and carbon dioxide by synthetic weathering of crushed drill cores from the Santa Cruz porphyry copper deposit near Casa Grande, Pinal County, Arizona; 1990; Article; Journal; Journal of Geochemical Exploration; Hinkle, M. E.; Ryder, J. L.; Sutley, S. J.; Botinelly, T. |
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| Date Other: | Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00 -0600 |
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