The scavenging of silver by manganese and iron oxides in stream sediments collected from two drainage areas of Colorado

Chemical Geology
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Stream sediments of two well-weathered and aerated drainage areas of Colorado containing anomalous amounts of silver were allowed to react by shaking with nitric acid of different concentrations (1–10M). Silver, manganese, and iron simultaneously dissolved were determined by atomic absorption. The relationship between silver dissolution and the dissolution of manganese and/or iron was evaluated by linear and multiple regression analyses. The highly significant correlation coefficient (r = 0.913) between silver and manganese dissolution suggests that manganese oxides are the major control on the scavenging of silver in these stream sediments, whereas iron oxides only play a secondary role in this regard.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title The scavenging of silver by manganese and iron oxides in stream sediments collected from two drainage areas of Colorado
Series title Chemical Geology
DOI 10.1016/0009-2541(74)90125-9
Volume 14
Issue 3
Year Published 1974
Language English
Publisher Elsevier
Description 8 p.
First page 159
Last page 166
Country United States
State Colorado
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