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Laboratory Simulations of Abiotic Hydrocarbon Formation in Earth's Deep Subsurface
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Research Article| January 01, 2013 Laboratory Simulations of Abiotic Hydrocarbon Formation in Earth's Deep Subsurface Thomas M. McCollom Thomas M. McCollom Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder. Colorado 80309, U.S.A., mccollom@lasp.colorado.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Thomas M. McCollom Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder. Colorado 80309, U.S.A., mccollom@lasp.colorado.edu Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 © 2013 Mineralogical Society of America Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2013) 75 (1): 467–494. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2013.75.15 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Thomas M. McCollom; Laboratory Simulations of Abiotic Hydrocarbon Formation in Earth's Deep Subsurface. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2013;; 75 (1): 467–494. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2013.75.15 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search In recent years, methane and other light hydrocarbons with an apparently abiotic origin have been identified in an increasing number of geologic fluids on Earth. These compounds have been found in a variety of geologic settings, including seafloor hydrothermal systems, fracture networks in crystalline rocks from continental and oceanic crust, volcanic gases, and gas seeps from serpentinized rocks (e.g., Abrajano et al. 1990; Kelley 1996; Sherwood Lollar 2002, 2008; Fiebig et al. 2007, 2009; Proskurowski et al. 2008; Taran et al. 2010b). Understanding the origin of these compounds has significant implications for... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
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“but most of Earth’s crust is not sufficiently reducing to have such catalysts (41).”
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“Any deep mantle CH4 would be converted to CO2 by rapid equilibration long before reaching the surface (41).”
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“Pressure-temperature conditions in the Earth’s shallow mantle (<~100 km) strongly favor CO2 over CH4.”
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“…the CH4 production mechanism is, it took place in a temperature field which is much lower than that considered in traditional hydrothermal systems and laboratory experiments on abiotic gas synthesis [Berndt et al., 1996; Foustoukos and Seyfried, 2004; McCollom and Seewald, 2006; McCollom, 2013].”
BackgroundPotentially biogenic carbon preserved in a 4.1 billion-year-old zircon
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“Later on, however, these experiments were questioned on the basis that organic syntheses occurred not in solution, but either in the vapor headspace in fixed-volume reactors, or in the H2-rich vapor bubbles formed on the surfaces of solids in reactors (McCollom, 2013b,c).”
BackgroundMethodResultInfluentialSerpentinization, carbon, and deep life
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“The combination of H 2 and CO 2 or CO under highly reducing conditions leads to formation of methane and other hydrocarbons through Fischer-Tropsch Type (FTT) synthesis (McCollom and Seewald 2001; Charlou et al. 2002; Proskurowski et al. 2008; McCollom 2013).”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialThe Origin of Life in Alkaline Hydrothermal Vents
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- Authors
- McCollom, T. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Colorado Boulder (US)
- Corresponding author
- McCollom, T. M.
- ORCID
- McCollom, T. M.
- Venue
- Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry
- Publisher
- Mineralogical Society of America
- Published
- 2013-01-01
- Volume
- 75
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 467-494
- ISSN
- 1529-6466 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2116419174
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- 26.89
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geology › Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Origins and Evolution of Life
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Keywords
- methane, deep subsurface, laboratory simulation, serpentinization, serpentinized ultramafic rocks, hydrogen production, microbial methane production, deep biosphere, hydrothermal systems, gas seepage, volcanic gases, fracture networks, continental crust, oceanic crust
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