Textural and mineralogical biosignatures in an unusual microbialite from Death Valley, California

Icarus

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 620-636

  Douglas, Susanne ^a   Abbey, William ^a   Mielke, Randall ^a   Conrad, Pamela ^a   Kanik, Isik ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Geological processes; Mars; Mineralogy; surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949140902     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2007.08.019     Document Type: Article

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