Formation of ordered dolomite in anaerobic photosynthetic biofilms

Dolomite enabled the preservation of fine microbial textures in some Archean and Proterozoic marine microbialites, but has rarely done so during the Phanerozoic. Here, we report precipitation of dolomite in anoxygenic photosynthetic biofilms grown under chemical conditions relevant for Archean seawa...

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Main Authors: El Daye, Mirna, Higgins, John, Bosak, Tanja
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geological Society of America 2020
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/126802