Bacterial shrubs, crystal shrubs, and ray-crystal shrubs: Bacterial vs. abiotic precipitation

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 126, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 57-74

  Chafetz, Henry S ^a   Guidry, Sean A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bacteria; Carbonates; Epiphyton; Renalcis; Shrubs; Travertine

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); TRAVERTINE;

EID: 0033166483     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(99)00032-9     Document Type: Article

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