Evidence of microbial activity in siderite and calcite deposits on gastropod shells in Pliocene sand and clay beds from Lipovljani, Croatia

Freshwater Pliocene sand and clays found near Lipovljani in western Slavonia, Croatia, contain gastropods preserved by diagenetic mineral incrustations of alternating calcite and siderite. The geochemical possibility of siderite formation is evaluated, and evidence for microbial mediation of siderit...

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Main Authors: Hrvoje Posilović, Vladimir Bermanec, Goran Kniewald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Croatian Geological Survey 2008-07-01
Series:Geologia Croatica
Online Access:http://www.geologia-croatica.hr/ojs/index.php/GC/article/view/5