Pyrite formation under conditions approximating those in anoxic sediments: I. Pathway and morphology

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 99-121

  Wang, Qiwei ^a   Morse, John W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC ENVIRONMENT; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DISSOLUTION; GREIGITE; MINERALIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEATION; PATHWAY; PRECIPITATION; PYRITE;

EID: 0029728917     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4203(95)00082-8     Document Type: Article

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