A demonstration of an affinity between pyrite and organic matter in a hydrothermal setting

Geochemical Transactions

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Lindgren, Paula ^a   Parnell, John ^b   Holm, Nils G ^c   Broman, Curt ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL RECORD; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; IRON; LIMESTONE; ORGANIC MATTER; PYRITE; SULFUR;

IRELAND;

EID: 79551621468     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14674866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1467-4866-12-3     Document Type: Article

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