Formation of thiosulfate and also trithionate during sulfite reduction by cleaned cells of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans. This job would certainly not have actually been feasible without the aid as well as advice from Mr. Joseph Mussey (Texas Mines Endeavor) that gave us with invaluable understanding and also assistance relating to epigenetic stratabound sulfur deposits of the Delaware Basin. We give thanks to Mr. Neil O. Yelderman for kindly approving us accessibility to the Damon Mound site, Neal Immega for valuable information regarding Damon Mound, Piper Poe (UTEP) for assistance in the field, Madalina Jaggi (ETH Zürich) for assistance with isotope analyses of carbonates, and Drs. Gail L. Arnold (UTEP), Mark Engle (USGS), Trinity Hamilton (College of Minnesota), Lin Ma (UTEP), and also Jie Xu (UTEP) for insightful comments that helped us form this manuscript. We would likewise such as to share our appreciation to Dr. Katherine Giles, the participants of the Caprock Club, the Institute of Tectonic Studies, and the Salt-Sediment Interaction Study Consortium for their assistance, encouragement, and boosting input.