Morphological biosignatures in gypsum: Diverse formation processes of messinian (∼6.0 Ma) gypsum stromatolites

Astrobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 870-886

  Allwood, A C ^a   Burch, I W ^b   Rouchy, J M ^c   Coleman, M ^a,d  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^d NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosignature; Evaporites; Gypsum; Mars; Stromatolites

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SULFATE; SELENIOUS ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; CYPRUS; GEOGRAPHY; GREECE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SEDIMENT; TIME;

BACTERIA; CALCIUM SULFATE; CYPRUS; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GREECE; SELENIOUS ACID; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84884565809     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2013.1021     Document Type: Article

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