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

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.

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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
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spelling doaj-5829c30b622e446088d7d8230526d24e2021-05-11T10:51:41ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232016-09-01711910.1038/ncomms12812Self-assembly of biomorphic carbon/sulfur microstructures in sulfidic environmentsJulie Cosmidis0Alexis S. Templeton1Department of Geological Sciences, University of ColoradoDepartment of Geological Sciences, University of ColoradoOrganic 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.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12812
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title_short Self-assembly of biomorphic carbon/sulfur microstructures in sulfidic environments
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description 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.
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