Microscopy evidence of bacterial microfossils in phosphorite crusts of the Peruvian shelf: Implications for phosphogenesis mechanisms

Chemical Geology

Volumn 359, Issue , 2013, Pages 10-22

  Cosmidis, Julie ^a,b   Benzerara, Karim ^a   Menguy, Nicolas ^a   Arning, Esther ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Biosignatures; Microfossils; Phosphogenesis; Phosphorites; Pyrite; Sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

BIOSIGNATURES; MICROFOSSILS; PHOSPHOGENESIS; PHOSPHORITES; SULFATE REDUCTION;

BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; IRON; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROMETERS; PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; PYRITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM; BIOMINERALIZATION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GEOCHEMISTRY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROFOSSIL; PETROLOGY; PHOSPHOGENESIS; PHOSPHORITE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PYRITE; REDUCTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFATE;

PERU;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COCCUS (SCALE);

EID: 84885368623     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2013.09.009     Document Type: Article

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