Oxygen and sulfur isotope systematics of sulfate produced by bacterial and abiotic oxidation of pyrite

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 71, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 3796-3811

  Balci, Nurgul ^a,b   Shanks III, Wayne C ^c   Mayer, Bernhard ^d   Mandernack, Kevin W ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PYRITE; SULFATE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34447527330     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2007.04.017     Document Type: Article

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