Diversity of iron and silica precipitation by microbial mats in hydrothermal waters, Iceland: Implications for Precambrian iron formations

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 323-326

  Konhauser, K O ^a   Ferris, F G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FLOCCULATION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HOT SPRINGS; MINERALS; SILICA; BACTERIA; IRON;

AMORPHOUS FERRIC HYDROXIDES; BANDED IRON FORMATIONS; BIOMINERALIZATION PROCESS; DIRECT EXAMINATIONS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROTHERMAL WATER; PRESERVATION POTENTIAL; SILICA PRECIPITATION; AMORPHOUS SILICA; BACTERIAL CELLS; IRON FORMATION;

BACTERIA; SILICA;

IRON; MICROBIAL MAT; MINERALIZATION; MINERALOGY; PRECAMBRIAN; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SILICA; THERMAL SPRING; WATER CHEMISTRY; BANDED IRON FORMATION; BIOMINERALIZATION; HOT SPRING; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM;

ICELAND;

EID: 0029756244     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0323:DOIASP>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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