Pyrite framboids interpreted as microbial colonies within the Permian Zoophycos spreiten from southeastern Australia

Geological Magazine

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-103

  Gong, Yi Ming ^a,b   Shi, Guang R ^a,c   Weldon, Elizabeth A ^a,c   Du, Yuan Sheng ^a   Xu, Ran ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b HENAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Ethology; Microbial colony; Permian; Pyrite framboids; Zoophycos

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLY; PYRITES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

AUSTRALIA; ETHOLOGY; FRAMBOIDS; MICROBIAL COLONY; PERMIAN; ZOOPHYCOS;

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIUM; COLONY; GRAYWACKE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PERMIAN; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SYMBIOSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY BASIN;

ZOOPHYCOS;

EID: 38549097087     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756807003974     Document Type: Article

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