Journal
CHEMICAL GEOLOGY
Volume 468, Issue -, Pages 42-48Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2017.08.007
Keywords
Greigite; XAS; Oxidation; Acid sulfate soil
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- CRC CARE Project [4.1.16]
- Southern Cross University
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The iron sulfide mineral greigite, Fe3S4, has previously been identified in the surface layers of the intertidal zone of a partially remediated acid sulfate soil wetland, representing an end-member in an iron sulfide mineralization pathway distinct from that of pyrite. The persistence of greigite is important for the stability of the remediated landscape, but the response of greigite to periods of oxygenation (for example, during a neap fide) is poorly understood. In this study, we employ X-ray absorption spectroscopy to identify the Fe and S speciation and mineralogy resulting from the oxidative disintegration of synthetic greigite under physiochemical solution conditions consistent with a partially remediated acid sulfate soil wetland. Results indicate divergent Fe and S mineralization pathways culminating in elemental sulfur and iron (hyr)oxide minerals. No sulfate-containing minerals were identified, and under all conditions tested, residual greigite remains. The oxidation products, and the presence of sulfur reducing bacteria, provide the right chemical environment for the reformation of greigite during the sub-oxic conditions of the rest of the tidal cycle. This likely explains the persistence of greigite in the intertidal zone, and implies that the oxidation of greigite is not detrimental to the long term stability of the acid sulfate soil remediation process.
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