supported by a grant from the University Research Board (URB) of the American University of Beirut (AUB) (Nos. 103603, 24687)。
Carbonate rocks are common in many parts of the world, including the Eastern Mediterranean, where they host significant groundwater supplies and are widely used as building and ornamental stones. The porosity of carbo...
supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDB26000000);the CAS Pioneer Hundred Talents Program(No.2018-039);the CAS Open Fund(No.193110);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41830323,41930322);the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences,CAS(No.QYZDY-SSWDQC023)。
Lime mud(i.e.,micrite)is a major component of carbonate deposits.Various mechanisms(biotic versus abiotic)have been proposed for the formation of lime mud in Earth’s history.However,the detailed role that microbes pl...