The Fe-rich clay microsystems in basalt-komatiite lavas: Importance of Fe-Smectites for Pre-Biotic molecule catalysis during the Hadean eon

Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 253-272

  Meunier, Alain ^a   Petit, Sabine ^a   Cockell, Charles S ^b   El Albani, Abderrazzak ^a   Beaufort, Daniel ^a  

^a STATION DE RADIOASTRONOMIE DE NANÇAY   (France)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basalt komatiite; Fe clays; Hadean; Molecule synthesis; Prebiotic

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; BENTONITE; SILICATE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

BASALT; CATALYSIS; CELADONITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLORITE; CRUST; CRYSTALLIZATION; HADEAN; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; IRON; KOMATIITE; LAVA; MONTMORILLONITE; NONTRONITE; POLYMERIZATION; SAPONITE; SMECTITE;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BASALT; BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CLAY; SEDIMENT; VOLCANO; WEATHER;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; BENTONITE; BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; SILICATES; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS; WEATHER;

EID: 77951769201     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-010-9205-2     Document Type: Article

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