Experimental low-grade alteration of biogenic magnetite indicates microbial involvement in generation of banded iron formations

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 361, Issue , 2013, Pages 229-237

  Li, Yi Liang ^a   Konhauser, Kurt O ^b   Kappler, Andreas ^c   Hao, Xi Luo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Banded iron formation; Biogenetic magnetite; Dissimilatory iron reducing bacteria; Electron microscope; Photosynthesis; Precambrian

Indexed keywords

BANDED IRON FORMATIONS; BIOGENIC MAGNETITE; DISSIMILATORY IRON REDUCTION; END-PRODUCTS; FE REDUCTIONS; FERRIC OXY-HYDROXIDES; IRON ISOTOPES; IRON REDUCING BACTERIA; IRON-CONTAINING MINERALS; MAGNETITE CRYSTALS; MAGNETITE FORMATION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; OXYHYDROXIDES; PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS; PRECAMBRIAN; SHEWANELLA SP; SUPERPARAMAGNETICS;

AGING OF MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; IRON; IRON COMPOUNDS; ISOTOPES; LITHOLOGY; MAGNETITE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEDIMENTS; SUPERPARAMAGNETISM;

ORE REDUCTION;

BANDED IRON FORMATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IRON-REDUCING BACTERIUM; MAGNETITE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRECAMBRIAN;

SHEWANELLA SP.; THERMOANAEROBACTER;

EID: 84872356226     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2012.10.025     Document Type: Article

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