Biogenic Fe(III) minerals: From formation to diagenesis and preservation in the rock record

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 135, Issue , 2014, Pages 103-121

  Posth, N R ^a   Canfield, D E ^a   Kappler, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ancient Earth; Bacteria; Banded iron formations; Biogenic minerals; Diagenesis; Fe(II) oxidation; Fe(III) (oxyhydr)oxides

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BANDED IRON FORMATION; BIOGENIC MINERAL; DIAGENESIS; IRON; IRON HYDROXIDE; IRON OXIDE; OXIDATION; PRESERVATION;

EID: 84899967944     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2014.03.012     Document Type: Review

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