Milliken, K. L. (2001): Endolithic microbial communities in fractures; insights gleaned from mineralized filaments in Cretaceous-age calcite veins in serpentinized peridotites, Iberia abyssal plain
Leg/Site/Hole:
Related Expeditions:
ODP 103
Identifier:
ID:
2002-078391
Type:
georefid
Creator:
Name:
Milliken, K. L.
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Austin, Department of Geological Sciences, Austin, TX, United States
Role:
author
Identification:
Title:
Endolithic microbial communities in fractures; insights gleaned from mineralized filaments in Cretaceous-age calcite veins in serpentinized peridotites, Iberia abyssal plain
Year:
2001
Source:
In: Anonymous, Lunar and planetary science, XXXII; Papers presented to the Thirty-second lunar and planetary science conference
Publisher:
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, TX, United States
Volume:
32
Issue:
Pages:
Abstract:
The occurrence of diverse mineralized microbial features in calcitized fractures in serpentinized peridotite, Iberia Abyssal Plain, suggests that mineralized fractures are of particular interest in the search for fossil or extant life on Mars.
Language:
English
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Coverage: Geographic coordinates: North:42.0518 West:-12.5148 East:
-12.1604 South:40.4622
Keywords: Stratigraphy; Igneous and metamorphic petrology; astrobiology; Atlantic Ocean; biomineralization; calcite; carbonates; communities; cores; Cretaceous; endolithic taxa; filaments; fractures; Iberian abyssal plain; Leg 103; Leg 149; Mars; Mesozoic; metaigneous rocks; metamorphic rocks; metaperidotite; metasomatism; microorganisms; morphology; North Atlantic; Northeast Atlantic; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP Site 637; ODP Site 897; ODP Site 899; planets; preservation; SEM data; serpentinization; silicates; terrestrial planets; Upper Cretaceous; veins;
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