Cyanobacterial and chemical composition of the stromatolites in Salgada lagoon, Neogene of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil

Salgada lagoon is a coastal aquatic body in northern Rio de Janeiro state. The geological evolution of the lagoon is associated with the oscillation of sea level during the Late Neogene. The lagoon presents microbial mats, stratiform stromatolites, individual and continuous stromatolites. Stromatoli...

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Main Authors: Sinda Beatriz Vianna Carvalhal Gomes, Fernanda Campante Magina, Siglia Andressa Pinto Monteiro do Nascimento Alves, Loreine Hermida da Silva e Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-03-01
Series:Geologia USP. Série Científica
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Online Access:http://ppegeo.igc.usp.br/pdf/guspsc/v13n1/06.pdf