Pyrophosphate synthesis in iron mineral films and membranes simulating prebiotic submarine hydrothermal precipitates

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 128, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-12

  Barge, Laura M ^a   Doloboff, Ivria J ^a   Russell, Michael J ^a   VanderVelde, David ^b   White, Lauren M ^a,c   Stucky, Galen D ^c   Baum, Marc M ^d   Zeytounian, John ^e   Kidd, Richard ^a   Kanik, Isik ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d OAK CREST INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; IRON SULFIDE; MEMBRANE; METABOLISM; PHOSPHATE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SILICATE; SUBSTRATE;

EID: 84891770303     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.12.006     Document Type: Article

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