Benthic microaerophilic iron-oxidizing microbes were likely contributors to banded iron formation microbands beneath oxygenated Proterozoic marine shelf waters, according to petrographic, mineralogical and geochemical data of modern iron-rich mats from the Lucky Strike hydrothermal vent field.
- Jérémie Aubineau
- Ernest Chi Fru
- Valérie Chavagnac
