Organic analysis of peridotite rocks from the Ashadze and Logatchev hydrothermal sites.
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.
Bassez
Marie-Paule
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Département Chimie, IUT, Université de Strasbourg, 72 route du Rhin, 67400 Illkirch, France.
Takano
Yoshinori
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Institute of Biogeosciences, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), 2-15 Natsushima, Yokosuka 237-0061, Japan.
Ohkouchi
Naohiko
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Institute of Biogeosciences, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), 2-15 Natsushima, Yokosuka 237-0061, Japan.
D000473:Alkanes / Q000032:analysis; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D001267:Atlantic Ocean; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry*; D060086:Hydrothermal Vents / Q000737:chemistry*
D000473:Alkanes; D000596:Amino Acids