Geomicrobiological studies of hot spring deposits for ancient earth environment reconstruction.

2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22740331
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Geology
• Research Institution: Saga University
• Principal Investigator: TAKASHIMA Chizuru 佐賀大学, 文化教育学部, 准教授 (10568348)
• Project Period (FY): 2010 – 2012
• Keywords: トラバーチン / 鉄沈殿物 / マンガン酸化物 / 微生物 / 縞状鉄鉱層

Research Abstract

This study focuses on water-mineral-bacteria interaction on carbonate-rich hot spring, sulfur-rich hot spring and Mn-containing cold spring. First, relationship among flow rate, texture and bacterial distribution was cleared in carbonate sediment (travertine).Cyanobacterial metabolic activates on iron-rich deposit surface were observed with microelectrode profiles. In sulfur-rich hot spring, metabolism of sulfur oxidizing bacteria changed water chemical properties. Mn oxides in cold spring were precipitated by iron oxidizing bacteria.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Textural transition in an aragonite travertine formed under various flow conditions at Pancuran Pitu, Central Java, Indonesia (2012)
  • Author(s): Okumura, T., Takashima, C., Shiraishi, F., Akmaluddin, Kano, A
  • Journal Title: Sedimentary Geology Volume: 265-266 Pages: 195-209
  • DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.sedgeo.2012.04.010
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Bacterial symbiosis forming laminated iron-rich deposits in Okuoku-hachikurou hot spring, Akita Prefecture, Japan (2011)
  • Author(s): Takashima, C., Okumura, T., Nishida, S., Koike, H. and Kano, A
  • Journal Title: Island Arc Volume: 20 Pages: 294-304
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Microbial control to lamina formation in a travertine at Crystal Geyser, Utah. In: Reitner, J., Queric, N.-V. and Arp, G. (eds.) Advances in Stromatolite Geobiology. (2011)
  • Author(s): Takashima, C., Okumura, T., Nishida, S., Koike, H. and Kano, A.
  • Journal Title: Lecture Notes in Earth Science Volume: 131 Pages: 123-133
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Geochemical characteristics of carbonate hot-springs in Japan (2010)
  • Author(s): Takashima, C., Okumura, T., Hori, M. and Kano, A.
  • Journal Title: Bulletin of the Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University Volume: 16 Pages: 67-74
  • URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2324/17112
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Textures and processes of laminated travertines formed by unicellular cyanobacteria in Myoken hot spring, southwestern Japan
  • Author(s): Okumura, T., Takashima, C., Kano, A
  • Journal Title: Island Arc
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Processes forming daily lamination in a microbe-rich travertine under low flow condition at the Nagano-yu Hot Spring, Southwestern Japan
  • Author(s): Okumura, T., Takashima, C., Shiraishi, F., Nishida, S., Kano, A
  • Journal Title: Geomicrobiology Journal
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 平松鉱泉に見られるマンガン沈澱物の成因 (2012)
  • Author(s): 高島千鶴・東 佑香・森 大器・奥村知世
  • Organizer: 地球惑星科学関連合同学会(幕張メッセ)
  • Year and Date: 20120520-25
• [Presentation] ブラジル・バーイア州のキオゲニアン炭酸塩岩中のスロンボライトと有殻生物 (2012)
  • Author(s): 狩野彰宏・高島千鶴・白石史人
  • Organizer: 地球惑星科学関連合同学会(幕張メッセ)
  • Year and Date: 20120520-25
• [Presentation] アラゴナイト質トラバーチンの組織と水流条件の関係 (2012)
  • Author(s): 奥村知世・高島千鶴・白石史人・狩野彰宏
  • Organizer: 地質学会西日本支部
  • Place of Presentation: 鹿児島大学
  • Year and Date: 2012-02-11
• [Presentation] Variation of the microbial processes forming lamination in aragonite travertines. (2011)
  • Author(s): Okumura, T., Takashima, C., Shiraishi, F., Kano, A.
  • Organizer: International Symposium on Environmental Biogeochemistry 2011
  • Place of Presentation: Istanbul, Turkey
  • Year and Date: 20110927-30
• [Presentation] インドネシアジャワ島中央部に発達する縞状トラバーチンの生命地球化学 (2011)
  • Author(s): 奥村知世・高島千鶴・白石史人・Akmaluddine・狩野彰宏
  • Organizer: 地球惑星科学関連合同学会(幕張メッセ)
  • Year and Date: 20110522-27
• [Presentation] 鹿児島県安楽温泉に発達するトラバーチンの生命地球化学的特徴 (2010)
  • Author(s): 奥村知世・高島千鶴・狩野彰宏
  • Organizer: 日本地質学会
  • Place of Presentation: 富山大学
  • Year and Date: 20100918-20