An abiotic model for stromatolite morphogenesis
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Stromatolites are large layered structures of accreted sedimentary grains formed by microbial mat communities, although abiotic processes could form mimics.
“Stromatolites are large layered structures of accreted sedimentary grains that are formed by microbial mat communities (see Fig. 27), although abiotic processes could form structures that mimic stromatolites (Grotzinger and Rothman, 1996).”
From The Astrobiology Primer v2.0 (2016) · cites this paper as Grotzinger and Rothman, 1996
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- Authors
- Grotzinger, J. P., & Rothman, D. H.
- Affiliations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
- Venue
- Nature
- Published
- 1996-10
- Volume
- 383
- Issue
- 6599
- Pages
- 423-425
- ISSN
- 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-4687
- OpenAlex
- W2007933408
- Cited by
- 406
- References
- 18
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 17 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 17 · 2013: 19 · 2012: 13
- FWCI
- 8.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Earth-Surface Processes › Geological formations and processes
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Origins and Evolution of Life
- Keywords
- stromatolites, fractal geometry, fractal dimension, chemical precipitation, random noise, Precambrian, early life on Earth, microbial mats, cyanobacteria
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