The formation of low-temperature sedimentary pyrite and its relationship with biologically-induced processes

Geology of Ore Deposits

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 395-408

  Cavalazzi, B ^a,b   Agangi, A ^a   Barbieri, R ^b   Franchi, F ^b,c   Gasparotto, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DEPOSITS; ISOTOPES; ORE DEPOSITS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILVER DEPOSITS; TEMPERATURE;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; COMPOSITIONAL INFORMATION; EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE; LOW TEMPERATURES; PYRITE FORMATION; REDOX SENSITIVES; RESEARCH TOPICS; STABLE ISOTOPES;

PYRITES;

ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LOW TEMPERATURE; ORE DEPOSIT; PYRITE; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEXTURE;

EID: 84920840826     PISSN: 10757015     EISSN: 15556476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S107570151405002X     Document Type: Article

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