FULLERENES FROM A FULGURITE

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作者
DALY, TK
BUSECK, PR
WILLIAMS, P
LEWIS, CF
机构
[1] ARIZONA STATE UNIV,DEPT CHEM & BIOCHEM,TEMPE,AZ 85287
[2] ARIZONA STATE UNIV,DEPT GEOL,TEMPE,AZ 85287
[3] ARIZONA STATE UNIV,CTR METEORITE STUDIES,TEMPE,AZ 85287
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10.1126/science.259.5101.1599
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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 ;
摘要
Peaks at 720 and 840 atomic mass units were identified by mass spectrometry in a sample extracted from a fulgurite, which is a glassy rock that forms where lightning strikes the ground. The peaks are interpreted as arising from C60 and C70 and the associated peaks as produced from other fullerenes. The intense conditions generated by the lightning not only melted the rock it struck and fused the associated soil but also allowed fullerenes to form, presumably from the organic debris in the soil.
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页码:1599 / 1601
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