Weathering of biotite in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans cultures

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 130-134

  Bhatti, Tariq M ^a,b   Bigham, Jerry M ^a   Vuorinen, Antti ^c   Tuovinen, Olli H ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Biotite; Iron oxidation; Jarosite precipitation; Mica; Weathering

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOTITE; IRON; JAROSITE; LEACHING; OXIDATION; WEATHERING;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS;

EID: 79951992388     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490451003720901     Document Type: Article

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