Micrometer-scale porosity as a biosignature in carbonate crusts

Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 781-784

  Bosak, Tanja ^a   Souza Egipsy, Virginia ^b   Corsetti, Frank A ^b   Newman, Dianne K ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biomarkers; Carbonates; Porosity

Indexed keywords

BIOSIGNATURE; CALCITE CRUSTS; CRUSTS;

CARBONATES; FLUID DYNAMICS; MICROMETERS; MICROPOROSITY; STRAIN;

CALCITE;

BACTERIUM; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; BIOMARKER; CARBONATE; CRUST; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; POROSITY;

EID: 4744373962     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G20681.1     Document Type: Article

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