Accelerated mineral bio-carbonation of coarse residue kimberlite material by inoculation with photosynthetic microbial mats

Abstract Microbiological weathering of coarse residue deposit (CRD) kimberlite produced by the Venetia Diamond Mine, Limpopo, South Africa enhanced mineral carbonation relative to untreated material. Cultures of photosynthetically enriched biofilm produced maximal carbonation conditions when mixed w...

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Published in:	Geochemical Transactions
Main Authors:	Thomas Ray Jones, Jordan Poitras, Emma Gagen, David John Paterson, Gordon Southam
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-06-01
Subjects:	Kimberlite Mineral carbonation Photosynthetic biofilm
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12932-023-00082-4