Diverse microbially induced sedimentary structures from 1Ga lakes of the Diabaig Formation, Torridon Group, northwest Scotland

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 239, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 117-128

  Callow, Richard H T ^a   Battison, Leila ^a   Brasier, Martin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lacustrine; Microbial mat; MISS; Proterozoic; Terrestrial; Torridonian

Indexed keywords

LACUSTRINE; MICROBIAL MAT; MISS; PROTEROZOIC; TERRESTRIAL; TORRIDONIAN;

GALLIUM; LAKES; MICROORGANISMS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BEDDING PLANE; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EDIACARAN; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL MAT; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PETROGRAPHY; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; TORRIDONIAN;

METAZOA;

EID: 80051898726     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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