Preservation of microbial ichnofossils in basaltic glass by titanite mineralization

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1255-1265

  Izawa, Matthew R M ^a   Banerjee, Neil R ^a   Flemming, Roberta L ^a   Bridge, Nathan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abitibi greenstone belt; Archean; Bioalteration; Biomarkers; Ichnofossils; Micro x ray diffraction; Ontong java plateau; Titanite

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BIOALTERATION; GREENSTONE BELTS; ICHNOFOSSILS; MICRO X RAY DIFFRACTION; ONTONG JAVA PLATEAU; TITANITE;

BASALT; DIFFRACTION; GALLIUM; GLASS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAYS;

MINERALOGY;

ARCHEAN; BASALT; BIOMARKER; CALCIUM; FOSSIL RECORD; GREENSTONE BELT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; TITANITE; TRACE FOSSIL; VOLCANIC ROCK; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 78650881488     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3749/canmin.48.5.1255     Document Type: Article

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