[HTML][HTML] Resolving MISS conceptions and misconceptions: a geological approach to sedimentary surface textures generated by microbial and abiotic processes
The rock record contains a rich variety of sedimentary surface textures on siliciclastic
sandstone, siltstone and mudstone bedding planes. In recent years, an increasing number …
sandstone, siltstone and mudstone bedding planes. In recent years, an increasing number …
Life: the first two billion years
AH Knoll, KD Bergmann… - … Transactions of the …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Microfossils, stromatolites, preserved lipids and biologically informative isotopic ratios
provide a substantial record of bacterial diversity and biogeochemical cycles in Proterozoic …
provide a substantial record of bacterial diversity and biogeochemical cycles in Proterozoic …
Sedimentary and igneous phosphate deposits: formation and exploration: an invited paper
PK Pufahl, LA Groat - Economic Geology, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Phosphorus is the central ingredient in fertilizer that allows modern agriculture to feed the
world's population. This element, also critical in a host of industrial applications, is a …
world's population. This element, also critical in a host of industrial applications, is a …
Sulfur cycling in oceanic oxygen minimum zones
CM Callbeck, DE Canfield… - Limnology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The sulfur cycle is an important, although understudied facet of today's modern oxygen
minimum zones (OMZs). Sulfur cycling is most active in highly productive coastal OMZs …
minimum zones (OMZs). Sulfur cycling is most active in highly productive coastal OMZs …
Fossil preservation through phosphatization and silicification in the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation (South China): a comparative synthesis
AD Muscente, AD Hawkins, S Xiao - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2015 - Elsevier
Phosphatized and silicified microfossils–preserved through replication of organic templates
by authigenic calcium phosphate and silica, respectively–form through mechanistically …
by authigenic calcium phosphate and silica, respectively–form through mechanistically …
Self-assembly of biomorphic carbon/sulfur microstructures in sulfidic environments
J Cosmidis, AS Templeton - Nature Communications, 2016 - nature.com
In natural and laboratory-based environments experiencing sustained counter fluxes of
sulfide and oxidants, elemental sulfur (S0)—a key intermediate in the sulfur cycle—can …
sulfide and oxidants, elemental sulfur (S0)—a key intermediate in the sulfur cycle—can …
A review of phosphate mineral nucleation in biology and geobiology
Relationships between geological phosphorite deposition and biological apatite nucleation
have often been overlooked. However, similarities in biological apatite and phosphorite …
have often been overlooked. However, similarities in biological apatite and phosphorite …
Natural radioactivity and chemical evolution on the early earth: prebiotic chemistry and oxygenation
B Ershov - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
It is generally recognized that the evolution of the early Earth was affected by an external
energy source: radiation from the early Sun. The hypothesis about the important role of …
energy source: radiation from the early Sun. The hypothesis about the important role of …
REY enrichment mechanisms in the early Cambrian phosphorite from South China
H Yang, Z Zhao, Y Xia, J Xiao - Sedimentary Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Worldwide phosphogenesis during the early Cambrian occurred coevally with localized
Rare Earth Element plus Y (REY)-rich phosphorite in Zhijin, South China. Although …
Rare Earth Element plus Y (REY)-rich phosphorite in Zhijin, South China. Although …
Sedimentary phosphate and associated fossil bacteria in a Paleoproterozoic tidal flat in the 1.85 Ga Michigamme Formation, Michigan, USA
Phosphorus is a nutrient fundamental to life and when it precipitates in modern
environments bacteria are intimately involved in its release, concentration, and …
environments bacteria are intimately involved in its release, concentration, and …