Biomimetic phosphoryl transfer catalysed by iron(II)-mineral precipitates

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 68, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 4093-4098

  de Zwart, Icenius I ^a,b   Meade, Susie J ^a   Pratt, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; EARLY EARTH; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; IRON; PHOSPHATE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

EID: 5044231005     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2004.01.028     Document Type: Article

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