Bacterially induced precipitation of CaCO{sub 3}: An example from studies of cyanobacterial mats. Final report
Description:
Bacteria induce the precipitation of calcium carbonate in the laboratory and in nature by altering their chemical environment. Geologists are recognizing the possibility that bacterially induced precipitates may form significant mineral deposits, unfortunately, there are currently no sound criteria by which they can be recognized in recent sediments, or in the rock record. Cultures of aerobic and facultative bacteria from cyanobacterial mats on Andros Island, Bahamas, and Baffin Bay, Texas, ind…
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Date:
April 30, 1990
Creator:
Chafetz, H. S.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department