Geochemical modeling of ZnS in biofilms: An example of ore depositional processes

Economic Geology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1319-1329

  Druschel, G K ^a   Labrenz, M ^a   Thomsen Ebert, T ^a   Fowle, D A ^a   Banfield, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMICAL MODELING;

BACTERIA; DEPOSITION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); ZINC SULFIDE;

BIOFILMS;

WURTZITE; ZINC SULFIDE;

BIOFILM; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; ORE DEPOSIT; SULFIDE; THERMODYNAMICS; ZINC;

BIOFILM; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MICROENVIRONMENT; MINING; MODEL; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036766377     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.97.6.1319     Document Type: Article

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