Biologically induced iron ore at Gunma iron mine, Japan

American Mineralogist

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 171-182

  Akai, Junji ^a   Akai, Kurumi ^b   Ito, Makoto ^a   Nakano, Satoshi ^c   Maki, Yonosuke ^d   Sasagawa, Ichiro ^e  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kamo gyosei High School   (Japan)

^c SHIGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NIPPON DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; ALGAE; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS PRESERVATION; BIOMINERALIZATION; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; IRON COMPOUNDS; IRON MINES; MINERAL SPRINGS; NANOCRYSTALS;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC ORIENTATIONS; DEAD CELLS; GRAIN SIZE; GREEN ALGA; IRON BIOMINERALIZATION; NANOCRYSTALLINES; ORE FORMATION; SCHWERTMANNITE;

IRON ORES;

IRON ORE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALOGY; SEDIMENTARY ROCK;

JAPAN;

EID: 0032958939     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-1999-1-219     Document Type: Article

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