Morpho-Mineralogical and Bio-Geochemical Description of Cave Manganese Stromatolite-Like Patinas (Grotta del Cervo, Central Italy) and Hints on Their Paleohydrological-Driven Genesis

Morpho-Mineralogical and Bio-Geochemical Description of Cave Manganese Stromatolite-Like Patinas (Grotta del Cervo, Central Italy) and Hints on Their Paleohydrological-Driven Genesis

Caves are dark subsurface environments with relatively constant temperatures that allow studying bio-mineralization processes and paleoenvironmental or climate changes in optimal conditions. In the extreme and oligotrophic cave environment, manganese patinas having stromatolite-like features are unc...

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Main Authors: Simone Bernardini, Fabio Bellatreccia, Andrea Columbu, Ilaria Vaccarelli, Marika Pellegrini, Valme Jurado, Maddalena Del Gallo, Cesareo Saiz-Jimenez, Armida Sodo, Christian Millo, Luigi Jovane, Jo De Waele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
Subjects:
cave deposits
karst system
MnFe patinas
bio-mineralization
biogeochemical processes
paleoenvironmental changes
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2021.642667/full

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