Abiogenic methane formation and isotopic fractionation under hydrothermal conditions

Science

Volumn 285, Issue 5430, 1999, Pages 1055-1057

  Horita, Juske ^a   Berndt, Michael E ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; BICARBONATE; IRON; METHANE; NICKEL;

CRUST; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; METHANE; NICKEL; OCEANIC CRUST;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; FRACTIONATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033551914     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.285.5430.1055     Document Type: Article

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