Microbial biomass: A catalyst for CaCO3 precipitation in advection-dominated transport regimes

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 120, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 442-450

  Kandianis, Michael T ^a   Fouke, Bruce W ^a   Johnson, Roy W ^a   Veysey II, John ^b   Inskeep, William P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Carbonate; Crystal growth; Kinetics; Nucleation; Porosity; Yellow stone National Park

Indexed keywords

MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SEDIMENT FORMATION;

BIOCATALYSTS; BIOMASS; BIOMINERALIZATION; CARBONATE MINERALS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; GEOCHEMISTRY; NUCLEATION; POROSITY;

MICROORGANISMS;

ADVECTION; ARAGONITE; BIOMASS; BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CATALYST; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUCLEATION; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 44449178290     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B26188.1     Document Type: Article

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