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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 813-834 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Geomicrobiology journal |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| Early online date | 28 Mar 2014 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2014 |
Abstract
In basaltic glass from the southern Mid-Atlantic-Ridge conducive environmental conditions for biogenic weathering resulted in excellent preserved microbial morphologies on glass surfaces. The distinct glass interface and open spaces between palagonite sheet and glass indicate a dissolution-reprecipitation mechanism of glass alteration potentially supported by microorganisms. On internal fracture surfaces, branching channels with widths at 20–30 μm containing longish structures with targeted dissolution of the glass by growing tips were observed. Alteration resulted in enrichment of Fe, Ti, P, and K in palagonite in amorphous mineral forms.
Keywords
- alteration mechanism, basaltic glass, biogenic weathering, palagonite formation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Microbiology(all)
- Microbiology
- Environmental Science(all)
- Environmental Chemistry
- Environmental Science(all)
- General Environmental Science
- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)
- Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
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In: Geomicrobiology journal, Vol. 31, No. 9, 01.10.2014, p. 813-834.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Alteration of a Submarine Basaltic Glass under Environmental Conditions Conducive for Microorganisms: Growth Patterns of the Microbial Community and Mechanism of Palagonite Formation
AU - Dultz, Stefan
AU - Boy, Jens
AU - Dupont, Christoph
AU - Halisch, Matthias
AU - Behrens, Harald
AU - Welsch, Anna-Maria
AU - Erdmann, Martin
AU - Cramm, Sandra
AU - Helsch, Gundula
AU - Deubener, Joachim
N1 - Funding information: This work was supported by the Niedersachsen Institutes of Technology (NTH) and the Deutsche Forschungsgemein-schaft (DFG) within the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) under contract number Be 1720/ 29-1.
PY - 2014/10/1
Y1 - 2014/10/1
N2 - In basaltic glass from the southern Mid-Atlantic-Ridge conducive environmental conditions for biogenic weathering resulted in excellent preserved microbial morphologies on glass surfaces. The distinct glass interface and open spaces between palagonite sheet and glass indicate a dissolution-reprecipitation mechanism of glass alteration potentially supported by microorganisms. On internal fracture surfaces, branching channels with widths at 20–30 μm containing longish structures with targeted dissolution of the glass by growing tips were observed. Alteration resulted in enrichment of Fe, Ti, P, and K in palagonite in amorphous mineral forms.
AB - In basaltic glass from the southern Mid-Atlantic-Ridge conducive environmental conditions for biogenic weathering resulted in excellent preserved microbial morphologies on glass surfaces. The distinct glass interface and open spaces between palagonite sheet and glass indicate a dissolution-reprecipitation mechanism of glass alteration potentially supported by microorganisms. On internal fracture surfaces, branching channels with widths at 20–30 μm containing longish structures with targeted dissolution of the glass by growing tips were observed. Alteration resulted in enrichment of Fe, Ti, P, and K in palagonite in amorphous mineral forms.
KW - alteration mechanism
KW - basaltic glass
KW - biogenic weathering
KW - palagonite formation
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U2 - 10.1080/01490451.2014.897774
DO - 10.1080/01490451.2014.897774
M3 - Article
VL - 31
SP - 813
EP - 834
JO - Geomicrobiology journal
JF - Geomicrobiology journal
SN - 0149-0451
IS - 9
ER -