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Title: Sulfur diagenesis in Everglades peat and origin of pyrite in coal

Journal Article · · Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States)

The pattern of sulfur transformation in peat across the Everglades basin indicates that pyrite formation in organic-rich swamps depends on the use of organic oxysulfur compounds in dissimilatory respiration by sulfur-reducing bacteria. This paragenesis explains the primary distribution of sulfur compounds in low-sulfur coals and possibly in most coals and many organic-rich soils and sediments. It also accounts for the occurrence of framboidal pyrite bound in fossil tissue in coal and sediments.

Research Organization:
Geological Survey, Reston, VA
OSTI ID:
5729630
Journal Information:
Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States), Vol. 221:4607
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English