Coupled Fe and S isotope evidence for Archean microbial Fe(III) and sulfate reduction

Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 153-156

  Archer, Corey ^a,b   Vance, Derek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Belingwe; Early life; Fe isotopes; Iron; Microbial Fe reduction

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN MICROBIAL IRON REDUCTION; BELINGWE; EARLY LIFE; IRON ISOTOPES; FE AND SULFATE REDUCTIONS; FE ISOTOPES; FE REDUCTIONS; GEOCHEMICAL EVIDENCE; MICROBIAL EVOLUTION; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION;

BIOCHEMISTRY; IRON; ISOTOPES; MICROBIOLOGY; REDUCTION; SULFUR; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; PYRITES; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES;

ARCHEAN; EARLY EARTH; REDOX CONDITIONS; SULFATE; FOSSIL RECORD; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; IRON-REDUCING BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIOLOGY; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PYRITE; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; SULFUR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BELINGWE GREENSTONE BELT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 33645230609     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G22067.1     Document Type: Article

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