Alkaline fluid circulation in ultramafic rocks and formation of nucleotide constituents: A hypothesis

Geochemical Transactions

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Holm, Nils G ^a   Dumont, Marion ^a   Ivarsson, Magnus ^a   Konn, Cécile ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALKALINE EARTH METAL; BORATE; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; PH; RNA; SEAWATER; SUBDUCTION; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

EID: 33749345042     PISSN: 14674866     EISSN: 14674866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1467-4866-7-7     Document Type: Review

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