"microbialite" meaning in English

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          "text": "The encrusting micrite is interpreted as a form of microbial micrite; this is termed microbialite (Burne and Moore, 1987) and in this study refers exclusively to inferred microbial carbonates.",
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          "ref": "2015 July 27, J. M. Mobberley et al., “Inner workings of thrombolites: spatial gradients of metabolic activity as revealed by metatranscriptome profiling”, in Scientific Reports, volume 5, →DOI:",
          "text": "These findings suggest that the molecular differences observed between the communities may be influencing the formation of the distinctive microfabrics of the microbialite deposits.",
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        "A sedimentary or accretionary structure formed by the action of microbes."
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        "(geology) A sedimentary or accretionary structure formed by the action of microbes."
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        "Canada",
        "Lake Van",
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