Microbially catalyzed dolomite formation: from near-surface to burial

DA Petrash, OM Bialik, TRR Bontognali… - Earth-Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
Over the past century a number of models have been developed to explain the vast
stratigraphic distribution of authigenic dolomite. These models include hydrogeological …

[HTML][HTML] The diversity of molecular mechanisms of carbonate biomineralization by bacteria

S Görgen, K Benzerara, F Skouri-Panet, M Gugger… - Discover …, 2021 - Springer
Although biomineralization of CaCO 3 is widespread in Bacteria and Archaea, the molecular
mechanisms involved in this process remain less known than those used by Eukaryotes. A …

Snowball Earth climate dynamics and Cryogenian geology-geobiology

PF Hoffman, DS Abbot, Y Ashkenazy, DI Benn… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
Geological evidence indicates that grounded ice sheets reached sea level at all latitudes
during two long-lived Cryogenian (58 and≥ 5 My) glaciations. Combined uranium-lead and …

Surface chemistry allows for abiotic precipitation of dolomite at low temperature

JA Roberts, PA Kenward, DA Fowle… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Although the mineral dolomite is abundant in ancient low-temperature sedimentary systems,
it is scarce in modern systems below 50° C. Chemical mechanism (s) enhancing its …

[PDF][PDF] 白云岩成因类型, 识别特征及储集空间成因

赵文智, 沈安江, 乔占峰, 潘立银, 胡安平, 张杰 - 石油勘探与开发, 2018 - cpedm.com
针对白云岩成因, 原生白云石沉淀, 白云岩孔隙成因等问题, 在前人认识的基础上,
补充四川和塔里木盆地典型案例的岩石学和地球化学特征分析工作, 取得3 项进展: ① …

Microbially influenced formation of Mg‐calcite and Ca‐dolomite in the presence of exopolymeric substances produced by sulphate‐reducing bacteria

TRR Bontognali, JA McKenzie, RJ Warthmann… - Terra …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Some species of sulphate‐reducing bacteria (SRB) are known to mediate the formation of
dolomite and Mg‐calcite. However, their exact role in the mineralization process remains …

Offsetting of CO2 emissions by air capture in mine tailings at the Mount Keith Nickel Mine, Western Australia: Rates, controls and prospects for carbon neutral mining

S Wilson, AL Harrison, GM Dipple, IM Power… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
The hydrated Mg-carbonate mineral, hydromagnesite [Mg 5 (CO 3) 4 (OH) 2· 4H 2 O],
precipitates within mine tailings at the Mount Keith Nickel Mine, Western Australia as a direct …

Microbial dolomite precipitation using sulfate reducing and halophilic bacteria: Results from Qinghai Lake, Tibetan Plateau, NW China

S Deng, H Dong, G Lv, H Jiang, B Yu, ME Bishop - Chemical Geology, 2010 - Elsevier
Past studies have revealed the important roles of certain types of microbes in precipitating
dolomite in coastal hypersaline lakes and lagoons, and marine sediments, however, it is still …

Experimental evidence for abiotic formation of low-temperature proto-dolomite facilitated by clay minerals

D Liu, Y Xu, D Papineau, N Yu, Q Fan, X Qiu… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2019 - Elsevier
The origin of sedimentary dolomite is a subject of long-standing enigma that still awaits
resolution. Previous studies have shown that room temperature synthesis of abiotic dolomite …

A route for the direct crystallization of dolomite

JD Rodriguez-Blanco, S Shaw, LG Benning - American Mineralogist, 2015 - degruyter.com
The direct crystallization of dolomite from an aqueous solution at temperatures between 60-
220° C was followed in situ through time-resolved synchrotron-based energy-dispersive X …