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Todorokite formation in seawater by microbial mediation

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Microbial manganese oxidation in seawater was carried out in enrichment cultures which were obtained from the seawater supply system at the Marine Science Museum, Tokai University (Shimizu-shi, Japan). The manganese oxide formed was well-crystallized todorokite. The major element composition was within the range of marine manganese concretions and the O/Mn molar ratio was 1.8. The conditions for formation of manganese oxide minerals in marine environments are discussed on the basis of these results.

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    Noburu Takematsu & Hiroo Kusakabe

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    Yoshio Sato & Shiro Okabe

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Takematsu, N., Kusakabe, H., Sato, Y. et al. Todorokite formation in seawater by microbial mediation. Journal of the Oceanographical Society of Japan 44, 235–243 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02303427

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