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Bacterial EPS as a mediator of calcium carbonate morphology and polymorphism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

J. Tourney  and
B. T. Ngwenya
J. Tourney*
Affiliation:
School of Engineering, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK
B. T. Ngwenya
Affiliation:
Grant Institute of Earth Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JW, UK
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*E-mail: [email protected]
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Biologically influenced mineralization either on the surfaces of, or in close proximity to bacterial cells may produce minerals that display distinct mineralogical or morphological features as a consequence of the microbial influence on the precipitation process. Characterizing such distinguishing features could potentially facilitate identification of early life in the geological record.

Type
Research Article
Information
Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 72 , Issue 1 , February 2008 , pp. 291
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2008

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