WERE MICROAEROPHILIC IRON-OXIDIZING BACTERIA RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEPOSITION OF CA. 1.88 GA GRANULAR IRON FORMATIONS?
KOVALICK, Francis1, BEKKER, Andrey1, HEARD, Andy2, JOHNSON, Aleisha2, DAUPHAS, Nicolas2, CHAN, Clara3 and OOTES, Luke4, (1)Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ. of California, Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92521, (2)Department of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, 9500 Gilman Drive, Mailcode 0212, Chicago, IL 60637, (3)University of DelawareGeological Sciences, Newark, DE 19716, (4)British Columbia Geological Survey, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, Victoria, BC V8W 9N3, Canada