Abiotic ammonium formation in the presence of Ni-Fe metals and alloys and its implications for the Hadean nitrogen cycle

Geochemical Transactions

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Smirnov, Alexander ^a   Hausner, Douglas ^b   Laffers, Richard ^a   Strongin, Daniel R ^b   Schoonen, Martin A A ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; AMMONIUM; HADEAN; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; IRON; METEORITE; NICKEL; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN CYCLE; OXIDATION;

EID: 45749153355     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14674866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1467-4866-9-5     Document Type: Article

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