Influence of bacteria on rock-water interaction and clay mineral formation in subsurface granitic environments

Clay Minerals

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 599-613

  Hama, K ^a   Bateman, K ^b   Coombs, P ^b   Hards, V L ^b   Milodowski, A E ^b   West, J M ^b   Wetton, P D ^b   Yoshida, H ^a   Aoki, K ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

sp ; Bacteria; Clay mineral formation; Microbial interactions; Sweden; Water rock interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842735273     PISSN: 00098558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0009855013640012     Document Type: Article

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