Microbial kinetic controls on calcite morphology in supersaturated solutions

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 190-199

  Bosak, Tanja ^a   Newman, Dianne K ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SUPERSATURATION;

DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; EXOPOLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; KINETIC INHIBITOR; MICROBIAL BIOFILM; MICROBIAL KINETICS; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA; SUPERSATURATED SOLUTIONS;

MORPHOLOGY;

BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCITE; CRYSTALLIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; SUPERSATURATION;

EID: 14844338548     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2005.015     Document Type: Article

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