Occurrence of marcasite in an organic-rich Holocene estuarine mud

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 42, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 617-621

  Bush, Richard T ^a   McGrath, Roger ^a   Sullivan, Leigh A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid sulfate soil; Iron sulfide; Pyrite; Sulfidic

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPOSITION; ESTUARIES; FLOODS; PEAT; PYRITES; RIVERS;

CLAY-PEAT SEDIMENTS; ORGANIC REMNANTS; PALYNOLOGY; SWAMP ENVIRONMENTS;

SEDIMENTS;

ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; MARCASITE; MUD; PYRITE; SWAMP;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BUNGAWALBIN SWAMP; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW SOUTH WALES; WORLD;

ACANTHACEAE; DIMORPHA; XIPHOPHORUS MACULATUS;

EID: 7044269678     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/sr03079     Document Type: Article

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