Abstract The Oman Drilling Project “Multi‐Borehole Observatory”(MBO) samples an area of
active weathering of tectonically exposed peridotite. This article reviews the geology of the …

Iron sulfide mineralization in low-temperature systems is a result of biotic and abiotic
processes, though the delineation between these two modes of formation is not always …

A comprehensive account of ore-forming processes, revised and updated The revised
second edition of Introduction to Ore-Forming Processes offers a guide to the multiplicity of …

The potential for molecular hydrogen () generated via serpentinization to fuel subsurface
microbial ecosystems independent from photosynthesis has prompted biogeochemical …

Supergene metal deposits form when common rock types or deeply buried primary ore
bodies are exposed at or near the Earth's surface and undergo oxidation, dissolution and …

Seafloor massive sulfide (SMS) deposits have received widespread attention because of
their potential as available metal resources. Deep-sea mining operations significantly …

The acidophilic sulfur oxidizing bacterium (SOB), Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, has been
found to stimulate elemental sulfur (S 0) oxidation and mineral weathering in alkaline Fe ore …

A gold-bearing ore from the San Salvador vein, Capillitas mine, Argentina, was exposed to
an enriched, iron-and sulfur-oxidizing bacterial consortium for two months in an …

Placer gold particles have traditionally been considered as either detrital products of
weathering or authigenic minerals growing within placers. Recent advances in …

Abstract Tellurium (Te) is a Critical Mineral and its biogeochemical behaviour has mostly
been interpreted from laboratory-based studies rather than direct field observations, due to …