The preferential association of dolomite with microbes in stalactites from Cayman Brac, British West Indies

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 226, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 94-109

  Jones, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aragonite; Calcite; Caves; Dolomite; Microbes; Stalactites

Indexed keywords

ARAGONITE; CALCITE; CAVE; DOLOMITE; DOLOSTONE; LOW PRESSURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MORPHOLOGY; STALACTITE;

CAYMAN BRAC; CAYMAN ISLANDS;

EID: 77952931587     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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