Hydrothermal modification of the Sikhote-Alin iron meteorite under low pH geothermal environments. A plausibly prebiotic route to activated phosphorus on the early Earth

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 90-112

  Bryant, David E ^a   Greenfield, David ^b   Walshaw, Richard D ^a   Johnson, Benjamin R G ^a   Herschy, Barry ^a   Smith, Caroline ^c   Pasek, Matthew A ^d   Telford, Richard ^e   Scowen, Ian ^e   Munshi, Tasnim ^e   Edwards, Howell G M ^e   Cousins, Claire R ^f   Crawford, Ian A ^f   Kee, Terence P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARLY EARTH; ELECTROLYTE; FUMAROLE; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GLACIER; IRON METEORITE; OXIDATION; PH; PHOSPHORUS; SIDEROPHILE ELEMENT;

ICELAND; VATNAJOKULL;

EID: 84874965237     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.12.043     Document Type: Article

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