The effect of Fe-oxidizing bacteria on Fe-silicate mineral dissolution

Chemical Geology

Volumn 180, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 99-115

  Santelli, Cara M ^a   Welch, Susan A ^a   Westrich, Henry R ^b   Banfield, Jillian F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Fe oxidizing bacteria; Fe silicate mineral dissolution; Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; DISSOLUTION; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; IRON; MINERAL ALTERATION;

EID: 0034799524     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(01)00308-4     Document Type: Article

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