Microbial dissolution of clay minerals as a source of iron and silica in marine sediments

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 221-225

  Vorhies, John S ^a   Gaines, Robert R ^a  

^a POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 65349127044     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo441     Document Type: Article

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