Reductive transformation of iron and sulfur in schwertmannite-rich accumulations associated with acidified coastal lowlands

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 71, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 4456-4473

  Burton, Edward D ^a   Bush, Richard T ^a   Sullivan, Leigh A ^a   Mitchell, David R G ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CATALYSIS; IRON; MINERALIZATION; PH; REDUCTION; SCHWERTMANNITE; SULFUR; TRANSFORMATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34548544378     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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