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The Relationship between Bacterial Sulfur Cycling and Ca/Mg Carbonate Precipitation: Old Tales and New Insights from Lagoa Vermelha and Brejo do Espinho, Brazil
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Biology and Environmental Science.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9470-357X
Westfälische-Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany.
Westfälische-Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2639-1225
Núcleo de Inovação e Tecnologia do Serviço Geológico do Brasil, Brazil.
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2023 (English)In: Geosciences, E-ISSN 2076-3263, Vol. 13, no 8, article id 229Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Over the few past decades, the concept of microbial sulfur cycling catalyzing the precipitation of CaMg (CO3)2 at low temperatures (<40 °C) has been studied intensely. In this respect, two hypersaline lagoons, Lagoa Vermelha and Brejo do Espinho, in Brazil, have been the subject of numerous studies investigating sedimentary Ca/Mg carbonate formation. Here, we present the sulfur and oxygen isotopic compositions of dissolved sulfate from surface water, as well as sulfate and sulfide from pore-water (δ34SSO4, δ18OSO4, and δ34SH2S), the sulfur isotopic composition of sedimentary pyrite (δ34SCRS), and sulfur and oxygen isotopic compositions of carbonate-associated sulfate (CAS, δ34SCAS and δ18OCAS). The pore-water profiles at Lagoa Vermelha indicate ongoing bacterial sulfate reduction by increasing δ34SSO4, δ18OSO4 and δ34SCRS values downcore. At Brejo do Espinho, the pore-water profiles displayed no depth-dependent isotope trends; the Ca/Mg ratio was, on average, lower, and the δ18OSO4 values in both surface and pore-water were strongly enriched in 18O. There was an overall mismatch between δ34SSO4 and the significantly higher δ34SCAS values. A negative correlation was observed between the Ca/Mg ratio and higher δ34SCAS values. The results show that the size difference between the two lagoons induces differences in the intensity of evaporation, which leads to the increased secretion of extrapolymeric substances (EPSs) by microbes in the smaller Brejo do Espinho. EPS provides the microenvironment where Ca/Mg carbonate can nucleate and preserve increased δ34SCAS values. Apart from EPS, increased sulfur oxidation is proposed to be a second factor causing relative enrichment of Ca/Mg carbonates at Brejo do Espinho. Our results emphasize the role of evaporative processes on Ca/Mg carbonate formation, and indicate that the respective δ34SCAS values reflect microenvironments rather than preserving an open marine δ34SSO4 signature.

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MDPI, 2023. Vol. 13, no 8, article id 229
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Geochemistry
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-123415DOI: 10.3390/geosciences13080229ISI: 001056512700001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85169148823OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-123415DiVA, id: diva2:1785320
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