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Bio-alteration and biomineralisation
Bio-altérations et biominéralisations
Responsible Faculty: Faculty of Geosciences and Environment (FGSE)
Teacher(s): Saskia Bindschedler, Pilar Junier, Eric Verrecchia
Lecturer(s): -
No timetable defined.
Course
Spring semester
6 djb hours per week
Teaching language(s): French
Public: Yes
Credits: 0
Objective
To remobilize previous knowledge acquired during the Biogeoscience cursus to illustrate how life controls mineral genesis and formation.
Content
Classes of biominerals
the role of life in the evolutionary history of minerals
Thermodynamics and cellular processes of biomineralization
Practical exercises on the formation of diatom frustules
Biomineralization in global biogeochemical cycles (C and Si)
Evaluation
Final exam
Bibliography
Introduction to Geomicrobiology. K. Konhauser. 2009. Blackwell publishing.
Programme requirements
It is strongly recommended to have followed the classes in Geochemistry and biogeochemical cycles