Microbial transformation of magnetite to hematite

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 3341-3348

  Brown, D A ^a   Sherriff, Barbara L ^a   Sawicki, Jerzy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAEMATITE; MAGNETITE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHASE TRANSFORMATION;

CANADA, MANITOBA, LAC DU BONNET BATHOLITH;

EID: 0031405805     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00159-2     Document Type: Article

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