Pumice from the similar to 3460 Ma Apex Basalt, Western Australia: A natural laboratory for the early biosphere
It has recently been hypothesised that pumice, a low-density vesicular volcanic rock, could have acted as a natural floating laboratory for the accumulation and concentration of chemical reactants needed for the origin of life. To test the plausibility of his hypothesis, we here turn to the earliest...
Main Authors: | Brasier, M, Matthewman, R, McMahon, S, Kilburn, MR, Wacey, D |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2013
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