The calcium carbonate saturation state in cyanobacterial mats throughout Earth's history

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 6037-6060

  Aloisi, Giovanni ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATE PLATFORM; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LITHIFICATION; LITHOLOGY; METABOLISM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PHANEROZOIC; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRECAMBRIAN; SATURATION; STROMATOLITE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; HIGHBORNE CAY;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 56549110135     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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