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RefNoTG/1/16/96
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Thomas Gold to Dr H W Green II, Department of Geology, University of California, Davis, California
Date19 February 1979
DescriptionGold was most interested in Green's note in Nature. Asks if he could also make statements about CH4 and CO. It seems that CH4 has also been observed in igneous rocks on many occasions. Wonders if carbon at depth is either in non-homogeneous surroundings, so that some storage areas favour the oxidized and other areas the non-oxidized form; or whether the pathways to the surface provided different conditions of temperature, pressure, oxygen availablitity to shift the equilibrium differently in different areas. It the latter is the case then volcanoes with highest temperture at low pressure would certainly favour CO2.
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FormatTypescript copy
AccessStatusOpen
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