Over the past century a number of models have been developed to explain the vast
stratigraphic distribution of authigenic dolomite. These models include hydrogeological …

Non-marine carbonate rocks including cave, spring, stream, calcrete and lacustrine-
palustrine sediments, are susceptible to early diagenetic processes. These can profoundly …

In a modern peritidal microbial mat from Qatar, both biomediated carbonates and Mg‐rich
clay minerals (palygorskite) were identified. The mat, ca 5 cm thick, shows a clear lamination …

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 …

Dolomite genesis is a century-old mystery in sedimentology. To reveal the mechanism of
dolomite genesis, two core problems need to be addressed. The first is the origin and …

Abstract The “Dolomite Problem” has been a controversy for over a century, owing to
massive assemblages of low-temperature dolomite in ancient rocks with little dolomite …

Although most modern dolomites occur in hypersaline environments, the effects of elevated
salinity on the microbial mediation of dolomite precipitation have not been fully evaluated …

Coastal Sabkhas are mudflats found in arid coastal regions that are located within the
supratidal zone when high rates of evaporation lead to high salinity. While evaporitic …

The abundance of dolomitic strata in the geological record contrasts with the general rarity of
locations where dolomite forms today, a discrepancy that has long posed a problem for their …

Dolomite is a very common carbonate mineral in ancient sediments, but is rarely found in
modern environments. Because of the difficulties in precipitating dolomite in the laboratory at …