TY - JOUR
T1 - Biologically induced mineralization of dypingite by cyanobacteria from an alkaline wetland near Atlin, British Columbia, Canada
AU - Power, Ian
AU - Wilson, Siobhan
AU - Thorn, James
AU - Dipple, Gregory
AU - Southam, Gordon
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Background: This study provides experimental evidence for biologically induced precipitation of magnesium carbonates, specifically dypingite (Mg(5)(CO(3))(4)(OH)(2) center dot 5H(2)O), by cyanobacteria from an alkaline wetland near Atlin, British Columbia. This wetland is part of a larger hydromagnesite (Mg(5)(CO(3))(4)(OH)(2) center dot 4H(2)O) playa. Abiotic and biotic processes for magnesium carbonate precipitation in this environment are compared.
AB - Background: This study provides experimental evidence for biologically induced precipitation of magnesium carbonates, specifically dypingite (Mg(5)(CO(3))(4)(OH)(2) center dot 5H(2)O), by cyanobacteria from an alkaline wetland near Atlin, British Columbia. This wetland is part of a larger hydromagnesite (Mg(5)(CO(3))(4)(OH)(2) center dot 4H(2)O) playa. Abiotic and biotic processes for magnesium carbonate precipitation in this environment are compared.
UR - http://www.geochemicaltransactions.com/
U2 - 10.1186/1467-4866-8-13
DO - 10.1186/1467-4866-8-13
M3 - Article
SN - 1467-4866
VL - 8
SP - 1
EP - 16
JO - Geochemical Transactions
JF - Geochemical Transactions
ER -