The Determination of Ferrous and Ferric Iron in Rocks and Minerals

The Determination of Ferrous and Ferric Iron in Rocks and Minerals—A Comment

R. D. Gillard

Department of Chemistry, University College, PO Box 78, Cardiff CF1 1XL, Wales, UK

Abstract: Hey's observation of reduction of ferric ion bound to 1,10-phenanthroline in water is explained in terms of the analogy between quaternization of the ligand and its coordination by iron(III).

Keywords: ferrous • ferric • iron

Mineralogical Magazine; March 1985 v. 49; no. 350; p. 101-102; DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1985.049.350.15
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