The Microbes That Made the Rocks

Stromatolites, iron-oxidizing bacteria and the biogeochemical engines behind BIF banding — from modern Hamelin Pool mats to the geomicrobiology labs reading the ancient ocean.

Playlist by @banded_iron_earth

12 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. What are Stromatolites? — Jamie Foster
2. Episode 4 - Stromatolites — Early Earth
3. STROMATOLITES: Discovering the Oldest Fossils on Earth | CGI Documentary — 3D Epix Inc.
4. New Study Finds Evidence for Stromatolites in the Open Ocean 3.5 Billion Years Ago | GEO GIRL — GEO GIRL
5. Stromatolites and Microfossils — Kevin Ray Evans — Stratigraphix
6. Stromatolites and Friends:  Earth Niches through Time — Arizona Geological Survey - University of Arizona
7. Fossil Stromatolites — Earth and Environmental Sciences Manchester
8. Hamelin Pool Stromatolites with Dr Erica Suosaari — SciArt
9. Were Stromatolites producing oxygen in the past — Virtual Field Trips
10. Dr David Emerson on iron eating bacteria on land and in the sea YFqEBeKbj0g — Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
11. Clara Chan: How iron-oxidizing bacteria thrive and drive biogeochemical cycles — Biomin_IMPMC
12. Determining chemical and microbial Fe(II) oxidation kinetics in situ | DSSS — EESA Berkeley Lab