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The role of the substrate on the mineralization potential of microbial mats in a modern freshwater river (Paris Basin, France).

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The relationship between environmental conditions and the development, mineralization and preservation of modern tufa microbialites was investigated in a 1.1 km long freshwater stream in Villiers-le-Bâcle, a tributary of Mérantaise river. Detailed mapping of the tufa microbialite distribution combined with sedimentological, petrographical and mineralogical analyses were coupled with chemical measurements. Six organosedimentary structures were identified; their distribution appears heterogeneous along the stream and responds to physicochemical conditions of water and specific biological components (e.g., microorganism, exopolymeric substance). Two of the organosedimentary structures show evidence of mineralization and only one is lithified. Based on field observations and in-situ deployment of mineralization markers (bricks), three zones with increasing mineralization intensities are defined, ranging from no mineralization to thick mineralized crusts forming riverine tufa. Both biotic and abiotic processes were proposed for the tufa microbialite formation. We explained changes in mineralization intensities by the specific physicochemical conditions (e.g., calcite saturation index (SIcalc) and partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) and a closed proximity of the cyanobacterial biofilm and carbonates precipitates. The physical and chemical composition of substrate impact development of microbial communities, mineralization potential of tufa microbialite. Even though the physicochemical and biological conditions were optimal for mineral precipitation, the potential of lithification depended on the presence of a suitable (physical and chemical) substrate.
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Adeline Roche, Emmanuelle Vennin, Irina Bundeleva, Anthony Bouton, Dahédrey Payandi-Rolland, et al.. The role of the substrate on the mineralization potential of microbial mats in a modern freshwater river (Paris Basin, France).. Minerals, 2019, 9 (6), pp.359. ⟨10.3390/min9060359⟩. ⟨hal-02189495⟩
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