#Hydrogen Sulfide danger
16-Oct-94 17:31:49
Sb: #149446-#Hydrogen Sulfide danger
Fm: Doug Mitchell 70621,702
To: Norman Reitzel 76702,1336
Hi, Norm–
That is interesting about hypophosphites. Is that a PO2 ion? If these are as
unstable in air as they sound, but can survive inside an ordinary specimen,
perhaps one can simply break open an ore specimen and smell "garlic". In a
sulfide ore, might that even be a quick-and-dirty diagnostic test for
phosphorus?
–Doug