The Early History of Life

Treatise on Geochemistry

Volumn 8-9, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-39

  Nisbet, E G ^a   Fowler, C M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEA ICE; SILICATE MINERALS;

ARCHAEAN; FUNDAMENTAL CONSTRAINTS; KOMATIITE; LOW VISCOSITY; MAGMA OCEAN; OPEN WATER; OXIDATION STATE; SMALL ISLAND; SPECTRA'S; UPPER MANTLE;

OXYGEN;

EID: 84942426925     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-08-043751-6/08166-4     Document Type: Chapter

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