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Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh My!
Nannobacteria and Other Minerals
The same nm-scale textures seen in carbonates and clays are also found in chert, chalcedony, opal, pyrite, chalcopyrite, chalcocite, native S, chrysocolla, malachite, hematite, limonite, and a plethora of other minerals. Are these textures nannobacteria involved in the formation of the minerals? You be the judge.

chaledony
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geyserite
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opal
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chert
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goethite
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chrysocolla
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gypsum
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barite
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sulfer
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