Siliceous Speleothems and Associated Microbe-Mineral Interactions from Ana Heva Lava Tube in Easter Island (Chile)

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 236-245

  Miller, Ana Z ^a   Pereira, Manuel F C ^a   Calaforra, José M ^b   Forti, Paolo ^c   Dionísio, Amélia ^a   Saiz Jimenez, Cesareo ^d  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

biomineralization; coralloids; lava tubes; opal A; reticulated filaments; speleothems

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; CAVE SYSTEM; CAVERNICOLOUS SPECIES; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; LAVA TUBE; MICROORGANISM; MORPHOLOGY; OPAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICEOUS DEPOSIT; SPELEOTHEM;

CHILE; EASTER ISLAND;

EID: 84893314877     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2013.827762     Document Type: Article

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