xvi, 316 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2011
C2011
Precambrian
Contents:
Earliest seafloor hydrothermal systems on earth : comparison with modern analogues / Suzanne D. Golding ... [et al.] -- Archean hydrothermal systems in the Barberton greenstone belt and their significance as a habitat for early life / Axel Hofmann -- Birth of biomolecules from the warm wet sheets of clays near spreading centres / Lynda B. Williams ... [et al.] -- Towards a null hypothesis for stromatolites / Martin D. Brasier -- Trace element geochemistry as a tool for interpreting microbialites / Gregory E. Webb and Balz S. Kamber -- A modern perspective on ancient life : microbial mats in sandy marine settings from the Archean era to today / Nora Noffke -- Early life record from nitrogen isotopes / Daniele L. Pinti and Ko Hashizume -- Integration of observational and analytical methodologies to characterize organic matter in early Archean rocks : distinguishing biological from abiotically synthesized carbonaceous matter structures / Miryam Glikson ... [et al.] -- Bugs or gunk? : nanoscale methods for assessing the biogenicity of ancient microfossils and organic matter / Bradley T. De Gregorio ... [et al.] -- What can carbon isotopes tell us about sources of reduced carbon in rocks from the early earth? / Thomas M. McCollom
