Oxygen and sulfur isotope systematics of sulfate produced during abiotic and bacterial oxidation of sphalerite and elemental sulfur

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 77, Issue , 2012, Pages 335-351

  Balci, Nurgul ^a,b   Mayer, Bernhard ^c   Shanks, Wayne C ^d   Mandernack, Kevin W ^a,e  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BACTERIUM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PYRITE; SPHALERITE; SULFATE; SULFUR; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 83455245309     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.10.022     Document Type: Article

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