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Pyrite Formation, the First Energy Source for Life: a Hypothesis

Wächtershäuser, Günter·1988·Systematic and Applied Microbiology

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Authors: Wächtershäuser, G.
Corresponding author: Wächtershäuser, Günter
Venue: Systematic and Applied Microbiology
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 1988-08
Volume: 10
Issue: 3
Pages: 207-210
ISSN: 0723-2020 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/s0723-2020(88)80001-8
OpenAlex: W1964932530
Semantic Scholar: 7514316b1f6719c16191a55476e2eeb5fadf5161
Cited by: 374
References: 15
Citations by year: 2026: 7 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 10
FWCI: 12.63
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
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Locations: Systematic and Applied Microbiology (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Origins and Evolution of Life
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution
Keywords: pyrite formation, origin of life, hydrogen sulfide, ferrous ions, early Earth geochemistry, iron sulfide

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