Iron isotope fractionation during microbial dissimilatory iron oxide reduction in simulated Archaean seawater

Geobiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 205-220

  Percak Dennett, E M ^a   Beard, B L ^a   Xu, H ^a   Konishi, H ^a   Johnson, C M ^a   Roden, E E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARCHEAN; BANDED IRON FORMATION; CARBONATE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GOETHITE; HEMATITE; IRON; IRON OXIDE; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; REDUCTION; SEAWATER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SHALE; SUBSTRATE;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SEDIMENT;

ARCHAEA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; IRON; IRON ISOTOPES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 79955047331     PISSN: 14724677     EISSN: 14724669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2011.00277.x     Document Type: Article

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