Reduction of nitrogen compounds in oceanic basement and its implications for HCN formation and abiotic organic synthesis

Geochemical Transactions

Volumn 10, Issue , 2009, Pages 9-

  Holm, Nils G ^a   Neubeck, Anna ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT MARGIN; CYANIDE; HYDROGEN; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; NITROGEN COMPOUND; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PLATE TECTONICS; SERPENTINIZATION; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 70450250159     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14674866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1467-4866-10-9     Document Type: Article

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