Biological influences on modern sulfates: Textures and composition of gypsum deposits from Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 223, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 265-280

  Vogel, Marilyn B ^a   Des Marais, David J ^b   Parenteau, Mary N ^c   Jahnke, Linda L ^b   Turk, Kendra A ^a   Kubo, Michael D Y ^a  

^a SETI INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm mineral interactions; Biological influence; Carbonate replacement; Gypsum; Sabkha; Sulfates

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; GYPSUM; MUDFLAT; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SULFATE; TEXTURE; WATER COLUMN;

EID: 75549086606     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2009.11.013     Document Type: Article

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