Reticulated filaments in cave pool speleothems: Microbe or mineral?

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 135-141

  Melim, Leslie A ^a   Northup, Diana E ^b   Spilde, Michael N ^b   Jones, Brian ^c   Boston, Penelope J ^d   Bixby, Rebecca J ^b  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; DIAMOND; LAVA TUBE; LIMESTONE; MICROORGANISM; POOL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPELEOTHEM;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAPE VERDE; MACARONESIA; NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; LEPTOTHRIX SP.;

EID: 68049102046     PISSN: 10906924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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