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A biofilm and organomineralisation model for the growth and limiting size of ooids
Murray T. Batchelor, Robert V. Burne, Bruce I. Henry +2
Ooids are typically spherical sediment grains characterised by concentric layers encapsulating a core. There is no universally accepted explanation for ooid genesis, though factors…
Statistical physics and stromatolite growth: new perspectives on an ancient dilemma
M T Batchelor, R V Burne, B I Henry +1
This paper outlines our recent attempts to model the growth and form of microbialites from the perspective of the statistical physics of evolving surfaces. Microbialites arise from…
A case for biotic morphogenesis of coniform stromatolites
M. T. Batchelor, R. V. Burne, B. I. Henry +1
Mathematical models have recently been used to cast doubt on the biotic origin of stromatolites. Here by contrast we propose a biotic model for stromatolite morphogenesis which con…