Deposition of banded iron formations by anoxygenic phototrophic Fe(II)-oxidizing bacteria

Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 865-868

  Kappler, Andreas ^a,b   Pasquero, Claudia ^a   Konhauser, Kurt O ^c   Newman, Dianne K ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anoxygenic photosynthesis; Banded iron formation; Cyanobacteria; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ANOXYGENIC PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIA; BANDED IRON FORMATIONS (BIFS); CYANOBACTERIA;

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DEPOSITION; IRON DEPOSITS; OCEANOGRAPHY; OXIDATION; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SURFACE WATERS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

LITHOLOGY;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BANDED IRON FORMATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; DEPOSITION; PALEOATMOSPHERE; PRECAMBRIAN;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 27744492788     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G21658.1     Document Type: Article

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