The biogeochemistry of gold

Elements

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 303-307

  Southam, Gordon ^a   Lengke, Maggy F ^b   Fairbrother, Lintern ^c   Reith, Frank ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Ceomega Inc   (United States)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Gold biogeochemistry; Gold complexes; Secondary gold

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMINERALIZATION; SOLS;

BIO-PRECIPITATION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; COLLOIDAL PARTICLE; GOLD COMPLEXES; MICROBIAL WEATHERINGS;

GOLD COMPOUNDS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMINERALIZATION; BIOSPHERE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; COMPLEXATION; GOLD; MOBILIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SOLUBILIZATION;

EID: 72949093104     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.5.5.303     Document Type: Article

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