Self-assembly of biomorphic carbon/sulfur microstructures in sulfidic environments

Organic materials mineralized with sulfur are considered to be a product of biological activity in natural environments and the fossil record. Here, Cosmidis and Templeton show that sulfide can abiotically drive the self-assembly of organic carbon microstructures mineralized with elemental sulfur.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Julie Cosmidis, Alexis S. Templeton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12812