Low silica activity for hydrogen generation during serpentinization: An example of natural serpentinites in the Mineoka ophiolite complex, central Japan

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 298, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 199-204

  Katayama, Ikuo ^a   Kurosaki, Iori ^a,b   Hirauchi, Ken ichi ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hydrogen; Hydrothermal vent system; Magnetite; Microbial community; Serpentinite; Silica activity

Indexed keywords

BRUCITE; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MANTLE LITHOSPHERE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; OLIVINE CRYSTALS; OPHIOLITE COMPLEX; ORTHOPYROXENE; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN; REDUCING CONDITIONS; SEA FLOOR; SERPENTINITE; SERPENTINIZATION; TEXTURAL EVOLUTION; TWO STAGE;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); HOT SPRINGS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; LITHOLOGY; MAGNETITE; METHANE; MINERALS; OLIVINE; PRESSURE CONTROL; SERPENTINE; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; VENTS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

HYDROGEN; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MAGNETITE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SERPENTINITE; SERPENTINIZATION; SILICA;

JAPAN;

EID: 77957281436     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.07.045     Document Type: Article

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