Organic Analysis of Peridotite Rocks from the Ashadze and Logatchev Hydrothermal Sites
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- 3 July 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by MDPI AG in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
- Vol. 10 (7) , 2986-2998
Abstract
This article presents an experimental analysis of the organic content of two serpentinized peridotite rocks of the terrestrial upper mantle. The samples have been dredged on the floor of the Ashadze and Logatchev hydrothermal sites on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. In this preliminary analysis, amino acids and long chain n-alkanes are identified. They are most probably of biological/microbial origin. Some peaks remain unidentified.Keywords
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