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Skeletal Organic Matrices in Molluscs: Origin, Evolution, Diagenesis
The mollusc shell comprises a small amount of organic macromolecules, mostly proteins and polysaccharides, which, all together, constitute the skeletal organic matrix (SOM). In the recent years, the study of t...
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Open AccessMicrobial and diagenetic steps leading to the mineralisation of Great Salt Lake microbialites
Microbialites are widespread in modern and fossil hypersaline environments, where they provide a unique sedimentary archive. Authigenic mineral precipitation in modern microbialites results from a complex inte...
