Framboids: Their structure and origin

Paleontological Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 457-464

  Astafieva, M M ^a   Rozanov, A Yu ^a   Hoover, R ^b  

^a PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Framboid; Octahedron; Pentagonal dodecahedron; Pyrite; Pyritohedron; Sulfate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 27844515638     PISSN: 00310301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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