Anomalous magnetic susceptibility values and traces of subsurface microbial activity in carbonate banks on San Salvador Island, Bahamas

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Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 161-182

  Hladil, J ^a   Carew, J L ^b   Mylroie, J E ^c   Pruner, P ^a   Kohout, T ^a   Jell, J S ^d   Lacka, B ^e   Langrova, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bahamas; Carbonate platforms; Magnetic susceptibility; Microborings; Quaternary; Single domain magnetite

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; LIMESTONE; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; SAN SALVADOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 4544291639     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10347-004-0013-x     Document Type: Article

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