Does pyrite act as an important host for molybdenum in modern and ancient euxinic sediments?

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 126, Issue , 2014, Pages 112-122

  Chappaz, Anthony ^a   Lyons, Timothy W ^b   Gregory, Daniel D ^c   Reinhard, Christopher T ^d   Gill, Benjamin C ^e   Li, Chao ^f   Large, Ross R ^c  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUXINIC ENVIRONMENT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARINE SEDIMENT; MOLYBDENUM; PYRITE; RECRYSTALLIZATION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

EID: 84890031394     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.10.028     Document Type: Article

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