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  • Prokaryotes associated with marine crust

    Creator:
    Mason, Olivia Underwood
    Abstract:
    Oceanic crust covers nearly 70% of the Earth's surface, of which, the upper, sediment layer is estimated to harbor substantial microbial biomass. Marine crust; however, extends several kilometers beyond this surficial layer, and includes the basalt and gabbro layers. In particular, the basalt layer has high permeabilities which allows for...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    in Archean Pillow Lavas. Science 304: 578-581. 10 Furnes, H., Staudigel, H., Thorseth, I.H

  • Biotic alteration of oceanic basalt glass

    Creator:
    Drinnan, Megan R.
    Abstract:
    The subsurface microbial biosphere in the igneous oceanic crust has implications for global geochemical cycling, early life on Earth, and the search for life on Mars. Microscopic evidence of a subsurface microbial ecosystem includes biotic alteration textures associated with basaltic glass. The exact conditions in the basaltic layer that make...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    ., 2006; Storrie-Lombardi and Fisk, 2004; Thorseth et al., 2001; Thorseth et al., 1998; Thorseth et al

  • Impact of Igneous Mineralogy on the Composition and Metabolic Function of Microbial Biofilms in a Thermal Suboceanic Crustal Aquifer

    Creator:
    Smith, Amy R.
    Abstract:
    Igneous oceanic crust encompasses ~60% of Earth’s surface and is composed of basalt glass and mafic, ultramafic, and felsic minerals. A vast marine aquifer lies within the crust, exchanging geochemically altered fluids with seawater from the overlying ocean at ridge crests, flanks, seamounts, and outcrops where permeable crust is exposed....
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation