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SEM imaging of bacteria and nannobacteria in carbonate sediments and rocks
Robert L. Folk
SEM imaging of bacteria and nannobacteria in carbonate sediments and rocks
Journal of Sedimentary Petrology (September 1993) 63 (5): 990-999
SEM imaging of bacteria and nannobacteria in carbonate sediments and rocks
Journal of Sedimentary Petrology (September 1993) 63 (5): 990-999
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Abstract
Bacteria and nannobacteria (0.1 mu m dwarfed forms) are abundant in both non-etched and gently etched travertines deposited by hot springs in Viterbo, Italy. They are also plainly visible in Bahama ooids and hardgrounds, and in Great Salt Lake aragonite ooids and cements. In addition, nannobacteria are found in Paleozoic and Mesozoic rocks. Because of their extraordinary abundance in some specimens, they probably play a prominent role in catalyzing the precipitation of carbonate materials.
ISSN: 0022-4472
Coden: JSEPAK
Serial Title: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology
Serial Volume: 63
Serial Issue: 5
Title: SEM imaging of bacteria and nannobacteria in carbonate sediments and rocks
Author(s): Folk, Robert L.
Affiliation: University of Texas at Austin, Department of Geological Sciences,
Austin, TX,
United States
Pages: 990-999
Published: 199309
Text Language: English
Publisher: Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists,
Tulsa, OK,
United States
References: 56
Accession Number: 1993-041590
Categories: Sedimentary petrology
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus.
N20°45'00" - N28°00'00", W79°30'00" - W72°00'00"
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute.
Update Code: 1993
