Evidence of uranium biomineralization in sandstone-hosted roll-front uranium deposits, northwestern China

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 198-206

  Min, Maozhong ^a   Xu, Huifang ^b   Chen, Jia ^a   Fayek, Mostafa ^c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c Knoxville s Institute of American Civics at the Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; China; Roll front uranium deposit; Sandstone

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; CELLULAR SITES; PHYSIO-CHEMICAL INTERACTION;

ELECTRONS; ENZYMES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SANDSTONE;

URANIUM DEPOSITS;

BIOMINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; URANIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 21644453551     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2004.10.003     Document Type: Article

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