Formation of low-T hydrated silicates in modern microbialites from Mexico and implications for microbial fossilization
Microbialites are organo-sedimentary rocks found in abundance throughout the geological record back to ~3.5 Ga. Interpretations of the biological and environmental conditions under which they formed rely on comparisons with modern microbialites. Therefore, a better characterization of diverse modern...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Earth Science |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/feart.2015.00064/full |