Dolomite formation within microbial mats in the coastal sabkha of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)

Sedimentology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 824-844

  Bontognali, Tomaso R R ^a,d   Vasconcelos, Crisógono ^a   Warthmann, Rolf J ^a   Bernasconi, Stefano M ^a   Dupraz, Christophe ^b   Strohmenger, Christian J ^c,e   Mckenzie, Judith A ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c ADCO   (United Arab Emirates)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e Mobil Oil Indonesia   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Biomineral; Biosignatures; Dolomite; Evaporites; Exopolymeric substances; Sabkha

Indexed keywords

AUTHIGENIC MINERAL; BIOMINERALIZATION; DOLOMITE; EVAPORITE; EXOPOLYMER; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL MAT; MINERALIZATION; PETROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ABU DHABI [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 77952013219     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2009.01121.x     Document Type: Article

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