Iron Oxide produced by bacteria
This incubation slide prepared by Clara contains iron sulfide which is a source of iron for iron oxidizing bacteria. The rusty stain results from oxidation of the iron sulfide.
| Photographer | Shawn Doan |
| Region | Hawaiian Islands |
| Location | Summit, Loihi Seamount |
| JASON Dive | Between Dives |
| JASON Event | Unknown |
| Latitude | Unknown |
| Longitude | Unknown |
| Elevation | Unknown |
| People | Unknown |
| Keywords | Hawaii, Submarine, Volcano, Biogeosciences, Iron-oxidizing microbes, FeMO2008, TN225, R/V Thomas G. Thompson |
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