Bacterially induced dolomite precipitaion in anoxic culture experiments

Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1091-1094

  Warthmann, R ^a   Lith, Y V ^a   Vasconcelos, C ^a   McKenzie, J A ^a   Karpoff, A M ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anoxic hypersaline environment; Dolomite; Dumbbell morphology; Microbial mediation; Sulfate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC WATER; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE;

ANAEROBIC MICROORGANISMS; CARBONATE SEDIMENTATIONS; DOLOMITE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL MEDIATION; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA; SYNTHETIC LIQUID MEDIUM;

BACTERIA;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; CARBONATE; DOLOMITE; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REDUCTION; SULFATE;

BRAZIL; LAGOA VERMELHA;

EID: 84874973827     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2000)028<1091:BIDPIA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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