Thrombolite
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Thrombolite by Anne Burgess as part of the Geograph project.
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Thrombolite
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 5 Jul 2014
According to Wikipedia thrombolites are clotted accretionary structures formed in shallow water by the trapping, binding, and cementation of sedimentary grains by biofilms of microorganisms, especially cyanobacteria. GPS for scale.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.530934
Longitude
-2.437468