Mineral Deposits and the Evolution of the Biosphere: Report of the Dahlem Workshop on Biospheric Evolution and Precambrian Metallogeny Berlin 1980, Se [Paperback]

Microbial Processes and Ecosystems.- Microbial Processes in the Sulfur Cycle Through Time.- The Organic Geochemistry of Benthic Microbial Ecosystems.- Microbiological Oxidation and Reduction of Iron.- The Morphological and Chemical Record of the Precambrian Biosphere.- The Pre-Phanerozoic Fossil Record.- Precambrian Evolutionary Genetics.- Content and Isotopic Composition of Reduced Carbon in Sediments.- Composition of Kerogen and Hydrocarbons in Precambrian Rocks.- Prebiotic Synthesis of Organic Compounds.- Biological Processes and the Formation of Mineral Deposits.- Stratified Sulfide Deposition in Modern and Ancient Environments.- Banded Iron-Formation: Distribution in Time and Paleoenvironmental Significance.- Variations in the Distribution of Mineral Deposits with Time.- Sedimentary Balance Through Geological Time.- Group Photo: Sedimentary Iron Deposits, Evaporites and Phosphorites.- Sedimentary Iron Deposits, Evaporites and Phosphorites.- Group Photo: Stratified Sulfide Deposits.- Stratified Sulfide Deposits.- Group Photo: Reduced Carbon Compounds in Sediments.- Reduced Carbon Compounds in Sediments.- Group Photo: Biogeochemical Evolution of the Ocean-Atmosphere System.- Biogeochemical Evolution of the Ocean-Atmosphere System.- List of Participants.- Author Index.Springer Book ArchivesNLGPSR ComplianceThe European Union's (EU) General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) is a set of rules that requires consumer products to be safe and our obligations to ensure this.If you have any concerns about our products you can contact us on ProductSafety@springernature.com.In case Publisher is established outside the EU, the EU authorized representative is:Springer Nature Customer Service Center GmbHEuropaplatz 369115 Heidelberg, GermanyProductSafety@springernature.com