Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation in a Middle Triassic Microbial Mat Deposit from Southwestern China: New Implications for the Formational Process of Micrite

Mao Luo; Jitao Chen; Wenkun Qie; Jinyuan Huang; Qiyue Zhang; Changyong Zhou; Wen Wen

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Mao Luo, Jitao Chen, Wenkun Qie, Jinyuan Huang, Qiyue Zhang, Changyong Zhou, Wen Wen. Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation in a Middle Triassic Microbial Mat Deposit from Southwestern China: New Implications for the Formational Process of Micrite. Journal of Earth Science, 2021, 32(3): 633-645. doi: 10.1007/s12583-020-1075-6

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Mao Luo, Jitao Chen, Wenkun Qie, Jinyuan Huang, Qiyue Zhang, Changyong Zhou, Wen Wen. Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation in a Middle Triassic Microbial Mat Deposit from Southwestern China: New Implications for the Formational Process of Micrite. Journal of Earth Science, 2021, 32(3): 633-645. doi: 10.1007/s12583-020-1075-6

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Mao Luo, Jitao Chen, Wenkun Qie, Jinyuan Huang, Qiyue Zhang, Changyong Zhou, Wen Wen. Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation in a Middle Triassic Microbial Mat Deposit from Southwestern China: New Implications for the Formational Process of Micrite. Journal of Earth Science, 2021, 32(3): 633-645. doi: 10.1007/s12583-020-1075-6

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Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation in a Middle Triassic Microbial Mat Deposit from Southwestern China: New Implications for the Formational Process of Micrite

doi: 10.1007/s12583-020-1075-6

Mao Luo^{1, 2
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Jitao Chen¹,
Wenkun Qie¹,
Jinyuan Huang^{3, 4},
Qiyue Zhang⁴,
Changyong Zhou⁴,
Wen Wen⁴

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State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology and Center for Excellence in Life and Palaeoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Institute of Geological Survey, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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Chengdu Center of China Geological Survey, Chengdu 610081, China

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Corresponding author: Mao Luo, maoluo@nigpas.ac.cn
Received Date: 21 Nov 2020
Accepted Date: 19 Mar 2021
Publish Date: 01 Jun 2021

Abstract

Abstract

Lime mud (i.e., micrite) is a major component of carbonate deposits. Various mechanisms (biotic versus abiotic) have been proposed for the formation of lime mud in Earth's history. However, the detailed role that microbes play in the nucleation and subsequent precipitation of micrites remains to be resolved. Herein we undertook a detailed geobiological characterization of laminated lime mudstone from the Middle Triassic Guanling Formation in Yunnan Province, southwestern China. Morphological features, together with previous geobiological investigations, suggest that the laminated lime mudstones represent the former presence of microbial mats. These lime mudstones consist mainly of calcite, dolomite and quartz, with clay minerals and pyrites as subordinate components. In particular, micro-analysis shows copious nano-globules (65-878 nm) and capsule-shaped nano-rods in laminations. These low-Mg calcite nano-globule aggregates are closely associated with mucilaginous biofilms resembling extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). Nano-sized globules coalesce to form semi-euhedral micrite crystals. We suggest that a decaying hydrolytic destruction of the EPS by microbial communities within microbial mat leads to the precipitation of the nano-globules by enhancing alkalinity in local micro-environment. As an intermediate, these nano-globules further aggregate to form micrite crystals possibly through a dissolution-reprecipitation process.
- nano-globule,
- EPS,
- micrite,
- microbial mat,
- Middle Triassic,
- Luoping Biota

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