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I. V. Bigun, M. A. Tugarova, M. V. Platonov, L. P. Kuzmina

Calcareous microbialites in the Lower Carboniferous in the northwest of Moscow syncline

The characterization of calcareouse microbialites of the Lower Carboniferous in the north-west of Moscow syncline in Msta river valley in the context of their location, morphology, lithological and geochemical characteristics and genesis is given.
Key words: cyanobacterial mats, the Lower Carboniferous, structures, petrographic analysis, electron microscopy.