Carbon isotope composition of organic compounds produced by abiotic synthesis under hydrothermal conditions

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 243, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 74-84

  McCollom, Thomas M ^a   Seewald, Jeffrey S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic organic synthesis; Carbon isotopes; Hydrothermal systems; Origin of life

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC ORGANIC SYNTHESIS; CARBON ISOTORES; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS; ORIGIN OF LIFE;

COMPOSITION; GEOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; ISOTOPES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ROCKS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ORIGIN OF LIFE;

EID: 33344458140     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.01.027     Document Type: Article

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