Formation of calcite by chemolithoautotrophic bacteria – a new hypothesis, based on microcrystalline cave pisoids

• Autorzy: Gradziński M. , Chmiel M.J. , Motyka J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

A new mechanism, stimulating the precipitation of calcite, is postulated. The supersaturation with respect to carbonate minerals is changed, as a result of CO₂consumption by chemolithoautotrophic, hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria. This mechanism controls the growth of atypical, microcrystalline cave pisoids in Perlová Cave, in Slovakia. The pisoids grow under calm conditions in rimstone pools, where they are bathed continuously in stagnant water. The water is supersaturated, with respect to calcite and aragonite. The bacteria inhabit the outer parts of the pisoids, covered by biofilms. The biofilm influences the supply of the Ca₂+ ion, slows down the precipitation rate, and favors calcite precipitation over that of aragonite. The calcite initially precipitates as bacterial replicas, which further act as seeds for the growing calcite crystals. This process leads to the obliteration of the primary, bacterial fabrics. Since hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria occur in a wide spectrum of natural habitats, the mechanism of calcification, postulated above, also may operate in other environments.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

microbial carbonates; biomineralization; biofilm; speleothems; Carpathians

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Geologiczne
• Czasopismo: Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: Vol. 82, No. 4
• Strony: 361–--369
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 68 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Gradziński M.

• Institute of Geological Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Oleandry 2a, 31-063 Kraków, Poland

autor

Chmiel M.J.

• Department of Microbiology, Agricultural University of Cracow, Al. Mickiewicza 24/28, 31-120 Kraków, Poland

autor

Motyka J.

• Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environment Protection, AGH University of Science and Technology, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

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