Low temperature alteration of serpentinized ultramafic rock and implications for microbial life

Chemical Geology

Volumn 318-319, Issue , 2012, Pages 75-87

  Okland, I ^a   Huang, S ^a   Dahle, H ^a   Thorseth, I H ^a   Pedersen, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chemolithotrophs; Deep biosphere; Ferrous brucite; H 2 production; Low temperature alteration; Serpentinized ultramafic rocks

Indexed keywords

BRUCITE; CHEMOLITHOTROPHS; DEEP BIOSPHERE; LOW TEMPERATURES; ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS;

ALKALINITY; BIOSPHERICS; CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE MINERALS; DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; FRACTURE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEN; IRON; MANGANESE; METHANE; MICROORGANISMS; OLIVINE; OXIDATION; SERPENTINE; TEMPERATURE;

ROCKS;

BIOSPHERE; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OXIDATION; REDOX CONDITIONS; SERPENTINIZATION; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

NORWAY;

EID: 84861972025     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.05.015     Document Type: Article

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