Nanoparticulate bioavailable iron minerals in icebergs and glaciers

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 345-348

  Raiswell, R ^a   Benning, L G ^a   Davidson, L ^a   Tranter, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; GLACIERS; IRON COMPOUNDS; SEA ICE;

ANTARCTICA; AUTHIGENIC; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES; FERRIHYDRITE; HOT SPOTS; IRON MINERALS; NANO PARTICULATES; NANOPHASE; SCHWERTMANNITE; SOUTHERN OCEANS; SULPHATE; SULPHIDE OXIDATIONS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; GLACIER; ICEBERG; IRON;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; SOUTHERN OCEAN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 57249116266     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2008.072.1.345     Document Type: Conference Paper

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