Biologically induced mineralization of dypingite by cyanobacteria from an alkaline wetland near Atlin,British Columbia,Canada |
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| Authors: | Ian M Power Siobhan A Wilson James M Thom Gregory M Dipple Gordon Southam |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 5B7, Canada;(2) Mineral Deposit Research Unit, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z4, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Background This study provides experimental evidence for biologically induced precipitation of magnesium carbonates, specifically dypingite
(Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·5H2O), by cyanobacteria from an alkaline wetland near Atlin, British Columbia. This wetland is part of a larger hydromagnesite
(Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O) playa. Abiotic and biotic processes for magnesium carbonate precipitation in this environment are compared. |
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