Carbonate formation in salt dome cap rocks by microbial anaerobic oxidation of methane

K. H. Caesar; J. R. Kyle; T. W. Lyons; A. Tripati; S. J. Loyd

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-08687-z

Nature Communications (Feb 2019)

Carbonate formation in salt dome cap rocks by microbial anaerobic oxidation of methane

K. H. Caesar,
J. R. Kyle,
T. W. Lyons,
A. Tripati,
S. J. Loyd

Affiliations

K. H. Caesar: Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton
J. R. Kyle: Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin
T. W. Lyons: Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside
A. Tripati: Department of Earth, Space and Planetary Sciences, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles
S. J. Loyd: Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08687-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The nature of the microbial reactions occurring during cap rock formation is poorly understood. Here the authors find that sulfur and carbon isotope signatures indicate sulfate-dependent anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) as a primary driver of cap rock carbonate formation.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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