Laboratory chalcopyrite oxidation by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans: Oxygen and sulfur isotope fractionation

Chemical Geology

Volumn 269, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 252-261

  Thurston, Roland S ^a,b   Mandernack, Kevin W ^a   Shanks III, Wayne C ^b  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Chalcopyrite; Metal sulfide oxidation; Oxygen isotope fractionation; Sulfur isotope fractionation

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CHALCOPYRITE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFIDE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 73749085639     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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