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2005 Annual Science Report

University of California, Los Angeles Reporting  |  JUL 2004 – JUN 2005

Serpentinization - Part of the Geobiology and Geochemistry of Early Earth Project

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Project Progress

C. Manning initiated experimental studies of serpentinzation in early Earth analogue systems with Ph.D. student G. C. Lazar. As part of this project, Manning is engaged in a theoretical study of CH4 generation on Mars. First results, in collaboration with Lyons (UCLA) and Nimmo (UCSC) demonstrated a significant capacity for abiogenic CH4 production by in crustal magma-hydrothermal systems.

Manning is also collaborating with PI E. Young on a pilot study exploring the thermodynamics of gas-rock metasomatism in the solar nebula.

  • PROJECT INVESTIGATORS:
    Craig Manning Craig Manning
    Co-Investigator
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