Browsing Faculty Contributions by Author "Dittrich, Maria"
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Microbial Mats from the Khor Al-Adaid Sabkha, Qatar: Morphotypes and Association with Authigenic Minerals
Bontognali, Tomaso R.R.; Al Disi, Zulfa Ali; Mckenzie, Judith A.; Strohmenger, Christian J.; Rivers, John M.; Dittrich, Maria; Sadooni, Fadhil; Al-Kuwari, Hamad Al Saad... more authors ... less authors ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)The sabkhas (i.e., salt flats) of Qatar are among the rare places on Earth where carbonate and sulfate minerals similar to those constituting economically important hydrocarbon reservoirs are still forming today, under the ... -
Systematic laboratory approach to produce Mg-rich carbonates at low temperature
Al Disi, Zulfa Ali; Zouari, Nabil; Attia, Essam; Al-Asali, Mazen; Al Saad Al-Kuwari, Hamad; Sadooni, Fadhil; Dittrich, Maria; Bontognali, Tomaso R.R.... more authors ... less authors ( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2021 , Article)Dolomite is a common Mg-rich carbonate in the geological record, but the mechanism of its formation remains unclear. At low temperature, the incorporation of magnesium ions into the carbonate minerals necessary to form ...