Abiogenic methanogenesis during experimental komatiite serpentinization: Implications for the evolution of the early Precambrian atmosphere

Chemical Geology

Volumn 326-327, Issue , 2012, Pages 102-112

  Lazar, Codi ^a   McCollom, Thomas M ^b   Manning, Craig E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic methanogenesis; Faint Young Sun problem; Fischer Tropsch type synthesis; Komatiites; Precambrian atmosphere; Serpentinization

Indexed keywords

FAINT YOUNG SUN PROBLEM; KOMATIITES; METHANOGENESIS; PRECAMBRIAN; SERPENTINIZATION; TYPE SYNTHESIS;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; FORMIC ACID; GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANE; OLIVINE; ORGANIC MINERALS; UNDERWATER MINERAL RESOURCES;

EXPERIMENTS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; KOMATIITE; METAMORPHISM; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; OCEANIC CRUST; PRECAMBRIAN; SEAFLOOR; SERPENTINIZATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84865464654     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.07.019     Document Type: Article

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