Rock varnish
Dorn RI. 1991. Rock varnish. American Scientist. 79(6):542-553
Rock varnish was examined for the presence of bacteria with the aid of a scanning electron microscope. Results and conclusions are provided.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Dorn, Ronald
- Units
- DEVA
- Keywords
- Absolute Age, Alluvial Fans, Bacteria, biogenic processes, C 13, C 14, C12, California, Carbon, Cenozoic, clay minerals, Climate Change, Dates, desert varnish, Fluvial Features, Geology, Holocene, Iron, Isotopes, manganese, Metals, Paleoenvironment, Physical Sciences, Plantae, Quaternary, Radioactive Isotopes, sheet silicates, Silicates, Stable Isotopes, thallophytes, Weathering