Organomineralization of proto-dolomite by a phototrophic microbial mat extracellular polymeric substances: Control of crystal size and its implication for carbonate depositional systems

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2020
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Abstract
Many have postulated that a specific microbial metabolism or the presence of microbes or/and their extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) can lead to the formation of dolomite. Although now there is the consensus that dolomite can be formed in the presence of microorganisms, the exact nature of the involvement of microbes in the dolomite nucleation remains a matter of debate. The focus is now in understanding how microbial mats determine the mineralogy of dolomite. Here we report the effect of the EPS extracted from phototrophic microbial mat isolated from a sabkha in Qatar dominated by cyanobacteria (*Lyngbya aestuarii*) in the formation of dolomite precursors at 25 °C and 40 °C. Both the temperature and the presence of EPS impact the size and morphology of minerals, promoting spherulitic and dumbbell growth in sulfate free solutions. The formation of proto-dolomite was enhanced by the abundance of carboxylated molecules in EPS which controlled the polymorphism of carbonates. Our study emphasizes the dual importance of organic matter and temperature in dolomite formation and their impact on mineral morphology and chemical composition in sabkhas.
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Authors Carlos Paulo, Judith A. McKenzie, Basirath Raoof, Jörg Böllmann, Roberta R. Fulthorpe, Christian J. Strohmenger, Maria Dittrich
Journal american journal of science
Year 2020
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10.2475/01.2020.05
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https://doi.org/10.2475/01.2020.05
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