The emergence of life from iron monosulphide bubbles at a submarine hydrothermal redox and pH front

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 377-402

  Russell, M J ^a   Hall, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eh; Greigite; Hydrothermal conditions; Iron sulphides; Life origin; Mackinawite

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FERROUS ION; FERROUS SULFIDE; SEA WATER;

EH; GREIGITE; HYDROTHERMAL CONDITIONS; IRON SULPHIDE; MACKINAWITE; ORIGIN OF LIFE;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BACTERIUM; BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; GEOLOGY; HEAT; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; PROKARYOTIC CELL; PROTON MOTIVE FORCE;

BACTERIA; BIOGENESIS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; EARTH (PLANET); EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; EVOLUTION, PLANETARY; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; GEOLOGY; HEAT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROKARYOTIC CELLS; PROTON-MOTIVE FORCE; SEAWATER;

EID: 0030875872     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.154.3.0377     Document Type: Article

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