Sedimentary pyrite formation
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Major stages of formation (bacterial sulfate reduction, formation of Fe monosulfides by reaction of H ~2~ S with Fe minerals, pyrite formation by reaction of Fe monosulfides with elemental sulfur), limiting factors, coastal sediments of central Connecticut
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Iron speciation is predicated on determining the amount of Fe partitioned into carbonate, ferric oxyhydroxide, magnetite, and sulfide phases relative to total Fe.
“Iron speciation is predicated on determining the amount of Fe in a given sample that has been partitioned into various phases -carbonates, ferric oxyhydroxides, magnetite, and sulfide -relative to the total amount in a sample; see Poulton and Canfield (2011) for a brief review.”
From Trace elements at the intersection of marine biological and geochemical evolution (2016) · cites this paper as Berner, 1970
In cases where Corg supply is unusually high or rates of aerobic decomposition are unusually low, there may be potential for moulding or replacement (permineralization) of unmineralized tissues by diagenetic minerals in anaerobic microbial reaction zones.
“In cases where Corg supply is unusually high or rates of aerobic decomposition are unusually low, there may be potential for the moulding or replacement (permineralization) of unmineralized tissues by diagenetic minerals in the anaerobic microbial reaction zones (e.g. phosphate and pyrite; Berner, 1970; Berner, 1985; Allison, 1988; Ruttenberg, 2003).”
From Remarkable preservation of microbial mats in Neoproterozoic siliciclastic settings: Implications for Ediacaran taphonomic models (2009) · cites this paper as Berner, 1970
Pyrite nucleation is likely to have been facilitated by sulphate reducing bacteria.
“Pyrite nucleation is likely to have been facilitated by sulphate reducing bacteria (e.g. Berner, 1969; 1970; 1985; Canfield & Raiswell, 1991).”
From Remarkable preservation of microbial mats in Neoproterozoic siliciclastic settings: Implications for Ediacaran taphonomic models (2009) · cites this paper as Berner, 1970
Iron sulphides form in suitable pH and Eh conditions, which are suggested to have existed beneath sealing benthic microbial mats, even in the presence of oxic bottom waters.
“Iron sulphides form in suitable pH and Eh conditions (Berner, 1970; Canfield & Raiswell, 1991), which are suggested to have existed beneath sealing benthic microbial mats, even in the presence of oxic bottom waters (Gehling, 1991; Gehling, 1999; Dzik, 2003; Gehling et al., 2005; Mapstone & McIlroy, 2006).”
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- Authors
- Berner, R. A.
- Corresponding author
- Berner, R. A.
- Venue
- American Journal of Science
- Publisher
- American Journal of Science (AJS)
- Published
- 1970-01-01
- Volume
- 268
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-23
- ISSN
- 0002-9599 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2132408571
- Cited by
- 1,706
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- FWCI
- 17.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- American Journal of Science (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geochemistry and Petrology › Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Keywords
- pyrite formation, bacterial sulfate reduction, iron monosulfide, hydrogen sulfide, elemental sulfur, coastal sediments
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