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Author: | NewsPoster [ Thu Dec 18, 2014 10:57 pm ] |
Post subject: | Ancient, hydrogen-rich waters deep underground around the wo |
Science Daily Geology A team of scientists has mapped the location of hydrogen-rich waters found trapped kilometers beneath Earth's surface in rock fractures in Canada, South Africa and Scandinavia. Common in Precambrian Shield rocks -- the oldest rocks on Earth -- the ancient waters have a chemistry similar to that found near deep sea vents, suggesting these waters can support microbes living in isolation from the surface. Read more |
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