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Table 6 Lead speciation, as a function of pH and log along the 0.001 ppm Pb isopleth of the model composite ore-brine at 100°Cab

From: Transport of Pb and Zn by carboxylate complexes in basinal ore fluids and related petroleum-field brines at 100 °C: the influence of pH and oxygen fugacity

pH

log

Iron phasecsaturation

Cation

Chloride complexes

Sulfide complexes

Hydroxide complexes

Acetate complexes

Malonate complexes

Data set

8.00

-52.70

Hm

0.06

23.60

2.3 × 10-4

73.47

0.80

2.6 × 10-3

7

6.00

-52.40

Py

0.22

93.09

0.57

2.89

3.04

0.01

6

6.00

-53.55

Py

1.1 × 10-3

0.48

99.49

0.02

0.02

5.2 × 10-5

5

6.45

-54.00

Py

1.6 × 10-4

0.07

99.92

5.8 × 10-3

2.3 × 10-3

7.5 × 10-6

4

7.00

-54.60

Py

1.3 × 10-5

5.4 × 10-3

99.99

1.7 × 10-3

1.9 × 10-4

6.1 × 10-7

3

7.30

-55.00

Py

3.2 × 10-6

1.3 × 10-3

99.99

8.3 × 10-4

4.7 × 10-5

1.5 × 10-7

2

7.55

-57.00

Py

9.4 × 10-7

3.9 × 10-4

99.99

4.3 × 10-4

1.3 × 10-5

4.3 × 10-8

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  1. aSpeciation for the indicated complexes is given as mol% of total Pb. bThe 0.001 ppm isopleth is illustrated in Fig. 3. cSaturation with respect to hematite (Hm), pyrite (Py), or magnetite (Mt).