Amorphous calcium carbonate associated with biofilms in hot spring deposits

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 269-270, Issue , 2012, Pages 58-68

  Jones, Brian ^a   Peng, Xiaotong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Tongji University   (China)

Author keywords

Amorphous calcium carbonate; Aragonite; Biofilms; Calcite; Hot springs; Nannobacteria

Indexed keywords

ABIOGENIC; AMORPHOUS CALCIUM CARBONATE; ARAGONITE; ARAGONITE CRYSTALS; CALCITE CRYSTALS; CHINESE SPRINGS; CLOSE PROXIMITY; CRYSTAL FACE; HIGH-TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENT; HOLLOW CORES; MICRO-DOMAINS; NANNOBACTERIA; SMALL CLUSTERS; SPRING DEPOSITS; SPRING SYSTEM; WATER TEMPERATURES; YUNNAN PROVINCE;

BIOFILMS; CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; HOT SPRINGS; NANOPARTICLES;

CALCIUM CARBONATE;

ARAGONITE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DIAGENESIS; THERMAL SPRING;

CHINA; YUNNAN;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84863779283     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2012.05.019     Document Type: Article

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