The influence of carbon source on abiotic organic synthesis and carbon isotope fractionation under hydrothermal conditions

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2717-2740

  McCollom, Thomas M ^a   Lollar, Barbara Sherwood ^b   Lacrampe Couloume, Georges ^b   Seewald, Jeffrey S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYST; HYDROCARBON; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; IRON; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MASS BALANCE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 77950489958     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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