The role of prokaryotes in supergene alteration of submarine hydrothermal sulfides

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 244, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 170-185

  Glynn, S ^a,b   Mills, R A ^a   Palmer, M R ^a   Pancost, R D ^c   Severmann, S ^d   Boyce, A J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomineralisation; Fe oxidation; Supergene alteration

Indexed keywords

MICROBIAL BIOMARKERS; PROKARYOTES; SUBMARINE HYDRTHERMAL SULFIDES;

BIOMARKERS; ISOTOPES; MICROORGANISMS; MINERALOGY; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDATION;

SEDIMENTS;

BIOMINERALIZATION; OXIDATION; PROKARYOTE;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33645552639     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.01.065     Document Type: Article

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