Jarosite formation by an AMD sulphide-oxidizing environmental enrichment: Implications for biomarkers on Mars

Chemical Geology

Volumn 275, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 235-242

  Norlund, Kelsey L I ^a   Baron, Christian ^b   Warren, Lesley A ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Biomarker; Jarosite; Microbial sulphur oxidation; Pyrrhotite

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BIOMARKER; JAROSITE; MARS; MINE WASTE; OXIDATION; PLANETARY SURFACE; PYRRHOTITE;

EID: 77954541058     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.05.014     Document Type: Article

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