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A biofilm and organomineralisation model for the growth and limiting size of ooids

Ooids are typically spherical sediment grains characterised by concentric layers encapsulating a core. There is no universally accepted explanation for ooid genesis, though factors such as agitation, abiotic and/or microbial mineralisation and size limitation have been variously invoked. Here we exa...

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Autores principales: Batchelor, Murray T., Burne, Robert V., Henry, Bruce I., Li, Fei, Paul, Josef
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5765151/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29323250
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-18908-4