Transition metal abundances in microbial carbonate: A pilot study based on in situ LA-ICP-MS analysis

Geobiology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 375-389

  Kamber, Balz S ^a   Webb, Gregory E ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; CARBONATE ROCK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVONIAN; EARLY EARTH; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; LASER METHOD; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROBIALITE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SKELETAL REMAINS; SPONGE; TRANSITION ELEMENT;

RENALCIS; STROMATOPOROIDA;

EID: 36248970541     PISSN: 14724677     EISSN: 14724669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2007.00129.x     Document Type: Article

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