Biological origin of minerals in pisoliths in the Darling Range of Western Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 823-833

  Anand, R R ^a   Verrall, M ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bauxite; Biota; Fungi; Gibbsite; Mineralogy; Pisoliths

Indexed keywords

BAUXITE; BIOTA; FUNGUS; GIBBSITE; IRON OXIDE; MINERALOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PISOLITH;

AUSTRALIA; DARLING RANGE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

FUNGI;

EID: 80053286826     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099.2011.597562     Document Type: Article

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