FeMO3 Dive Cruise 2008
Studying Fe-Oxidizing Microbes on Loihi Seamount -- JASON2 on the R/V Thomas G. Thompson -- TN225

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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
01 October 2008
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