Sulfur diagenesis in Everglades peat and origin of pyrite in coal
Altschuler ZS, Schnepfe MM, Silber CC, Simon FO. 1983. Sulfur diagenesis in Everglades peat and origin of pyrite in coal. Science. 221(4607):221-227
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 compounts 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 teh occurerrence of framboidal pyrite bound in fossil tissue in coal and sediments.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Altschuler, Z; Schnepfe, M; Silber, C; Simon, F
- Units
- BISC
- Keywords
- Biodegradation, Coal, crystal growth, Dade County, Diagenesis, Eastern U.S., everglades, Florida, Geochemistry, Geology, Minerals, Organic Materials, Organic Residues, Peat, pyrite, Sedimentary Rocks, Sediments, Southeastern U.S., Sulfides, Sulfur