Modern dolomite formation caused by seasonal cycling of oxygenic phototrophs and anoxygenic phototrophs in a hypersaline sabkha
Abstract The “Dolomite Problem” has been a controversy for over a century, owing to massive assemblages of low-temperature dolomite in ancient rocks with little dolomite forming today despite favorable geochemical conditions. Experiments show that microbes and their exopolymeric substances (EPS) nuc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-02-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83676-1 |