Abiotic oxidation of pyrite by Fe(III) in acidic media and its implications for sulfur isotope measurements of lattice-bound sulfate in sediments

Chemical Geology

Volumn 253, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 30-37

  Mazumdar, Aninda ^a   Goldberg, Tatiana ^b   Strauss, Harald ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ferric ion; Pyrite oxidation; Sulfur isotope; Trace sulfate

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LATTICE DYNAMICS; MASS BALANCE; OXIDATION; PHOSPHORITE; PYRITE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

EID: 45449092971     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.03.014     Document Type: Article

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