TABLE 1.
Rock source | Expt type | Template | No. of expts | No. of libraries | Leachate pH range |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duluth Complex | Humidity cell | DNA | 6 | 20 | 4.5–6.9 |
RNA | 6 | 7 | 4.5–6.9 | ||
Reactor | DNA | 13 | 17 | 5.3–7.2 | |
Covered reactor | DNA | 3 | 4 | 6.6–6.7 | |
Field rock pilea | DNA | 1 | 29 | 4.7 | |
Humidity cell, subsampledb | DNA | 3 | 6 | 4.5–6.9 | |
Ely Greenstone | Humidity cell | DNA | 6 | 15 | 3.7–6.4 |
RNA | 6 | 6 | 3.7–6.2 | ||
Field rock pilea | DNA | 2 | 18 | 7.2–7.3 | |
Humidity cell, subsampledb | DNA | 2 | 4 | 3.7–4.5 |
Field rock piles were sampled at multiple different locations and at two depths (2.5 and 15 cm). Details in Data Set S1 in the supplemental material.
Material was subsampled from the top and middle of certain humidity cells.