Sulfur isotope distribution in solfataras, Yellowstone National Park
Schoen RR and Rye RO. 1970. Sulfur isotope distribution in solfataras, Yellowstone National Park. Science. 170(3962):1082-1084
Sulfur isotope data on hydrogen sulfide, native sulfur, and sulfates from acid hot-spring areas at Yellowstone National Park suggest that hydrogen sulfide oxidizes to sulfur abiologically, whereas sulfur undergoes biological oxidation to sulfuric acid. An exception occurs at Mammoth Hot Springs where hydrogen sulfide apparently undergoes biochemical oxidation to sulfur.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Schoen, R; Rye, Robert
- Units
- YELL
- Keywords
- Chemistry, Geology, Geothermal Activity, Geothermal Studies, hydrogen sulfide (H2SO4), Isotopic Dating, pH, Radioactive Particles, Rocks, Soils, solfatara fields, Sulfur (S), sulfuric acid, Thermal Streams, Water Temperature