@inproceedings{a7248422685e452d93c3235086854d7c,
title = "Electrochemical analysis of highly reactive pyrite",
abstract = "Highly reactive pyritic material, exposed during the construction of the Pennsylvania Interstate Highway 99 (I-99), has been characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman microprobe spectroscopy, electron microscopy and electrochemical methods. Mineral standards of marcasite, arsenopyrite and pyrite were compared in order to determine the cause of the rapid acidification and liberation of dissolved metals observed in the exposed Pennsylvanian pyritic material. Linear sweep voltammetry found no significant differences in the electrochemical activity, however, a significantly lower open circuit potential was found in the reactive pyrite material than in the pyrite or marcasite standards. In addition to sulfur and iron, high concentrations of zinc and aluminium impurities were observed in Energy Dispersive X-ray analysis of the finest crystals of the Pennsylvanian pyritic material.",
author = "Watling, {K. M.} and Burton, {E. D.} and M. Johnston and Bush, {R. T.} and Sullivan, {L. A.}",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1149/1.3367908",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781566777964",
volume = "28",
series = "ECS Transactions",
publisher = "The Electrochemical Society",
pages = "129--140",
editor = "Doyle, {F. M.} and R. Woods and Kelsall, {G. H.}",
booktitle = "Electrochemistry in Mineral and Metal Processing 8 (EMMP 8)",
address = "United States",
edition = "6",
note = "8th International Symposium on Electrochemistry in Mineral and Metal Processing - 217th ECS Meeting ; Conference date: 26-04-2010 Through 28-04-2010",
}