Geochemistry - Evidence for life on Earth more than 3850 million years ago

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Holland, HD
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[1] Dept. of Earth/Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge
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10.1126/science.275.5296.38
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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A recent study by Mojzsis et al., (Nature 384, 55, 1996) found evidence of life in rocks in Greenland estimated by new isotopic data to be more than 3800 million years old. The author examines this study in relation to studies conducted on rocks between 3250 and 3800 million years old and presents reasons to agree and disagree with the interpretation of data.
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