Fossil evidence of iron-oxidizing chemolithotrophy linked to phosphogenesis in the wake of the Great Oxidation Event

Geology

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1015-1018

  Crosby, Chris H ^a   Bailey, Jake V ^a   Sharma, Mukund ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b BIRBAL SAHNI INSTITUTE OF PALAEOBOTANY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS PRESERVATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; IRON; METABOLISM; MINERAL RESOURCES; OXYGEN;

CHEMOLITHOTROPHS; ENERGY RESERVES; GREAT OXIDATION EVENT; IRON OXIDIZING BACTERIA; OXIDATION OF SULFIDES; PALEOPROTEROZOIC; POLYPHOSPHATE METABOLISM; TERMINAL ELECTRON ACCEPTORS;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

BACTERIUM; FOSSIL; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; MINERAL DEPOSIT; OXIDATION; PHOSPHOGENESIS; PROTEROZOIC; REDOX CONDITIONS; STROMATOLITE;

EID: 84909582684     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G35922.1     Document Type: Article

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