Energy yields from chemolithotrophic metabolisms in igneous basement of the Juan de Fuca ridge flank system

Chemical Geology

Volumn 337-338, Issue , 2013, Pages 11-19

  Boettger, Jason ^a   Lin, Huei Ting ^b   Cowen, James P ^b   Hentscher, Michael ^c   Amend, Jan P ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemolithotrophy; Deep subsurface biosphere; Juan de Fuca Ridge flank; Metabolic energy; Upper oceanic basement

Indexed keywords

CHEMOLITHOTROPHY; JUAN DE FUCA RIDGE FLANK; METABOLIC ENERGY; SUBSURFACE BIOSPHERE; UPPER OCEANIC BASEMENT;

AQUIFERS; BIOSPHERICS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEOLOGY; METABOLISM; METHANE; OXIDATION; REDOX REACTIONS; SEAWATER;

BUILDINGS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AQUIFER; BIOSPHERE; CHEMOSYNTHESIS; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; IGNEOUS ROCK; METABOLISM; SEAWATER; UPPER OCEAN;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; JUAN DE FUCA RIDGE; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES; VANCOUVER ISLAND; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84871506034     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.10.053     Document Type: Article

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