Valence state fossils in Proterozoic stromatolites by L-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Brotton, Stephen J ^a,b   Shapiro, Russell ^c   van der Laan, Gerrit ^d,e   Guo, Jinghua ^f   Glans, Per Anders ^f,g   Ajello, Joseph M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^f LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^g Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIAGENESIS; FOSSIL; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; STROMATOLITE; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 36249017821     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JG000185     Document Type: Article

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