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microbialite
microbialite
English
Noun
microbialite (plural microbialites)
- (geology) A sedimentary or accretionary structure formed by the action of microbes
- 2015 July 27, J. M. Mobberley et al., “Inner workings of thrombolites: spatial gradients of metabolic activity as revealed by metatranscriptome profiling”, in Scientific Reports, volume 5, DOI: :
- These findings suggest that the molecular differences observed between the communities may be influencing the formation of the distinctive microfabrics of the microbialite deposits.