Microbial remains and other carbonaceous forms from the 3.24 Ga Sulphur Springs black smoker deposit, Western Australia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 154, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 205-220

  Duck, L J ^a   Glikson, M ^a   Golding, S D ^a   Webb, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaean; Carbon isotopes; Carbonaceous matter; Organic petrology; Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BEDDING PLANE; BLACK SMOKER; CARBON ISOTOPE; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORGANIC MATTER; PETROLOGY; SULFIDE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; PILBARA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33947607147     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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