Dichotomous filamentous dolomite crystal growth in the Lower Carboniferous from northern France: A possible direct production of fungal activity?

Aardkundige Mededelingen

Volumn 12, Issue , 2002, Pages 117-120

  Kolo, K ^a   Mamet, B ^a   Preat A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Calcretes; Carboniferous; Filamentous dolomite; Fungi

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC MINERAL; CALCRETE; CARBONIFEROUS; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DOLOMITE; FILAMENTOUS ALGA; FUNGUS;

FRANCE;

EID: 0041701921     PISSN: 02507803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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