『Abstract
The bio-weathering of basalt, granite and gneiss was experimentally
investigated in this study. These rock-forming minerals weathered
more rapidly via the ubiquitous pscychrotrophic heterotrophic
bacteria. With indigenous bacteria of Bacillus spp. from
sediments of Lake Baikal, we traced the degradation process of
silicate minerals to understand the weathering processes occurring
at the change temperature in the subsurface environment with organic
input. The bacteria mediated dissolution of minerals was monitored
with solution and solid chemistry, X-ray analyses as well as microscopic
techniques. We determined the impact of the bacteria on the mineral
surface and leaching of K, Ca, Mg, Si, Fe, and Al from silicate
minerals. In the samples the release of major structural elements
of silicates was used as an overall indicator of silicate mineral
degradation at 4℃ and 18℃ from five medium exchanges over 255
days of rock bioleaching. The increase of temperature importantly
affected the efficiency of Fe extraction from granite and basalt
as well as Si extraction from granite and gneiss. In comparison
with elemental extraction order at 4℃, Ca was substituted first
by Fe or Si. It is evident that temperature influences rock microbial
weathering and results in a change of elements extraction.』
Introduction
Materials and methods
Bacteria and medium
Rocks and methods
Experimental methods
Results
Changes of element extractions
Changes of rock surfaces
Changes of rock forming minerals
Discussion
Biological weathering of rocks dependent on temperature
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References