Mineral ecophysiological data provide growing evidence for microbial activity in banded-iron formations

Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 707-710

  Li, Yi Liang ^a   Konhauser, Kurt O ^b   Cole, David R ^c   Phelps, Tommy J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETATE SALTS; APATITE CRYSTALS; BANDED-IRON FORMATIONS; EARTH'S SURFACE; ELECTRON DONORS; FE REDUCTIONS; HIGH RESOLUTION; IRON FORMATION; IRON OXYHYDROXIDES; MARINE PHYTOPLANKTON; MARINE SEDIMENTS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MINERAL ANALYSIS; PHOTIC ZONE; PRECAMBRIAN; SEA FLOOR; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE CONTROL; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; APATITE; BIOMASS; DECAY (ORGANIC); IRON COMPOUNDS; IRON ORES; MAGNETITE; MARINE BIOLOGY; ORE REDUCTION; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; TRACE ELEMENTS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

IRON;

APATITE; BANDED IRON FORMATION; BIOMASS; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; IRON-REDUCING BACTERIUM; MAGNETITE; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTIC ZONE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRECAMBRIAN; SEAFLOOR;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79960609974     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G32003.1     Document Type: Article

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