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Biomineralization in peat and sapropel at the Baikal region

Anna Bogush,GA Leonova,V. A. Bobrov,G N Anoshin,SK Krivonogov,A. E. Kuzmina-2012-09-01-UCL Discovery (University College London)
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Living matter is a small part of the Biosphere, but it plays an exceptional role in eological processes associated with the transformation of the “face” of our planet (Vernadsky, 1926). Almost 90 years ago, Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky, who was an outstanding Russian scientist, philosopher, social leader and a founder of geochemistry, hydrochemistry, biogeochemistry and radiogeology, created the holistic doctrine of the Biosphere where he demonstrated the primacy of life as a geological force. Concentrative function of living matter plays a significant role in biomineralization, which is the process when living organisms assemble structures from naturally occurring inorganic compounds (Leadbeater B.S.C. and D.A.N. Barker, 1995). The purpose of this work was to investigate biomineral formation in peat and sapropel and show an important role of living matter in element accumulation. The objects were peat of the Vidrino highmoor (south-east of the Baikal region, Russia) and sapropel of Du

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Living matter is a small part of the Biosphere, but it plays an exceptional role in eological processes associated with the transformation of the “face” of our planet (Vernadsky, 1926). Almost 90 years ago, Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky, who was an outstanding Russian scientist, philosopher, social leader and a founder of geochemistry, hydrochemistry, biogeochemistry and radiogeology, created the holistic doctrine of the Biosphere where he demonstrated the primacy of life as a geological force. Concentrative function of living matter plays a significant role in biomineralization, which is the process when living organisms assemble structures from naturally occurring inorganic compounds (Leadbeater B.S.C. and D.A.N. Barker, 1995). The purpose of this work was to investigate biomineral formation in peat and sapropel and show an important role of living matter in element accumulation. The objects were peat of the Vidrino highmoor (south-east of the Baikal region, Russia) and sapropel of Du

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PeatAuthigenicGeologySapropelBiomineralizationGeochemistrySphagnumEarth science

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