Reviews in mineralogy. Vol. 35, Geomicrobiology : interactions between microbes and minerals

Volume 35 of Reviews in Mineralogy defines and explore the topic of geomicrobiology. It is organized so as to first introduce the nature, diversity, and metabolic impact of microorganisms and the types of solid phases they interact with. This is followed by a discussion of processes that occur at cell surfaces, interfaces between microbes and minerals, and within cells, and the resulting mineral precipitation, dissolution, and changes in aqueous geochemistry. The volume concludes with a discussion of the carbon cycle over geologic time. Basis for this volume was the Short Course on Geomicrobiology presented by the Mineralogical Society of America on October 18 and 19, 1997, at the Alta Peruvian Lodge in Alta, Utah. FOREWORD Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1. MICROORGANISMS AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES: WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM LAYERED MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES? Chapter 2. MICROBIAL DIVERSITY IN OCEAN, SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENTS Chapter 3. PROCESSES AT MINERALS AND SURFACES WITH RELEVANCE TO MICROORGANISMS AND PREBIOTIC SYNTHESIS Chapter 4. SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BACTERIA AND MINERAL SURFACES Chapter 5. SURFACE-MEDIATED MINERAL DEVELOPMENT BY BACTERIA Chapter 6. MICROBIAL BIOMINERALIZATION OF MAGNETIC IRON MINERALS: MICROBIOLOGY, MAGNETISM AND ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE Chapter 7. BACTERIALLY MEDIATED MINERAL FORMATION: INSIGHTS INTO MANGANESE(II) OXIDATION FROM MOLECULAR GENETIC AND BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES Chapter 8. ALGAL DEPOSITION OF CARBONATES AND SILICATES Chapter 9. REACTIONS OF EXTRACELLULAR ORGANIC LIGANDS WITH DISSOLVED METAL IONS AND MINERAL SURFACES Chapter 10. THE BACTERIAL VIEW OF THE PERIODIC TABLE: SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS FOR ALL ELEMENTS Chapter 11. GEOMICROBIOLOGY OF SULFIDE MINERAL OXIDATION Chapter 12. BIOGEOCHEMICAL WEATHERING OF SILICATE MINERALS Chapter 13. LONG-TERM EVOLUTION OF THE BIOGEOCHEMICAL CARBON CYCLE List of volumes currently available in the Reviews in Mineralogy series

Volume 35 of Reviews in Mineralogy defines and explore the topic of geomicrobiology. It is organized so as to first introduce the nature, diversity, and metabolic impact of microorganisms and the types of solid phases they interact with. This is followed by a discussion of processes that occur at cell surfaces, interfaces between microbes and minerals, and within cells, and the resulting mineral precipitation, dissolution, and changes in aqueous geochemistry. The volume concludes with a discussion of the carbon cycle over geologic time.

Basis for this volume was the Short Course on Geomicrobiology presented by the Mineralogical Society of America on October 18 and 19, 1997, at the Alta Peruvian Lodge in Alta, Utah.

Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry (RiMG) volumes contain concise advances in theoretical and/or applied mineralogy, crystallography, petrology, and geochemistry