The evolution of the early precambrian geobiological systems
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- 24 December 2009
- journal article
- Published by Pleiades Publishing Ltd in Paleontological Journal
- Vol. 43 (8) , 911-927
Abstract
Bacterial paleontology provides vast opportunities for the study of all types of sedimentary and volcanic-sedimentary rocks, at any stage of metamorphism and of any age. Bacteria are shown to play an important role in weathering, transfer, sedimentation, and diagenesis of the sediments and in the formation of many minerals that have previously been thought to be abiogenic.Keywords
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