Serpentinites, hydrogen, and life

Elements

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 129-134

  McCollom, Thomas M ^a   Seewald, Jeffrey S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic organic synthesis; Chemosynthesis; Early Earth; Hydrogen metabolism; Methane; Origin of life

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; METABOLISM; METHANE;

CHEMOSYNTHESIS; EARLY EARTH; HYDROGEN METABOLISM; ORGANIC SYNTHESIS; ORIGIN OF LIFE;

EARTH (PLANET);

CHEMOSYNTHESIS; EARLY EARTH; HYDROGEN; METHANE; ORIGIN OF LIFE; SERPENTINITE;

EID: 84876956988     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: 18115217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.9.2.129     Document Type: Article

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