Oxidation of pyrite during extraction of carbonate associated sulfate

Chemical Geology

Volumn 247, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 124-132

  Marenco, Pedro J ^a   Corsetti, Frank A ^a   Hammond, Douglas E ^a   Kaufman, Alan J ^b   Bottjer, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

34S; Carbonate associated sulfate; CAS; Pyrite

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION METHOD; FRACTIONATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MODELING; OXIDATION; PYRITE; REDUCTION; SEAWATER; SULFATE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 37349097001     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.10.006     Document Type: Article

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