Organic molecules formed in a "primordial womb"

Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 913-916

  Williams, Lynda B ^a   Canfield, Brandon ^a   Voglesonger, Kenneth M ^a   Holloway, John R ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Organic synthesis; Seafloor hydrothermal systems; Smectite

Indexed keywords

MINERAL CATALYSIS; MONTMORILLONITE; ORGANIC MOLECULES; ORGANIC SYNTHESIS; SEAFLOOR HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS; SMECTITE;

CATALYSIS; CLAY MINERALS; METHANOL; MINERALOGY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

GEOLOGY;

HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SMECTITE;

EID: 27744525647     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G21751.1     Document Type: Article

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