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Deep fracture fluids isolated in the crust since the Precambrian era

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  • G. Holland

    (School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Manchester University, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
    Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK)

  • B. Sherwood Lollar

    (University of Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3B1, Canada)

  • L. Li

    (University of Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3B1, Canada
    Present address: Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 2E3, Canada.)

  • G. Lacrampe-Couloume

    (University of Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3B1, Canada)

  • G. F. Slater

    (School of Geography and Geology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada)

  • C. J. Ballentine

    (School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Manchester University, Manchester M13 9PL, UK)

Abstract

Xenon isotopic analysis shows that ancient pockets of water found in a mine in Timmins, Canada, have survived in the Earth’s crust for at least 1.5 billion years.

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  • G. Holland & B. Sherwood Lollar & L. Li & G. Lacrampe-Couloume & G. F. Slater & C. J. Ballentine, 2013. "Deep fracture fluids isolated in the crust since the Precambrian era," Nature, Nature, vol. 497(7449), pages 357-360, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:497:y:2013:i:7449:d:10.1038_nature12127
    DOI: 10.1038/nature12127
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    2. Koudai Taguchi & Alexis Gilbert & Barbara Sherwood Lollar & Thomas Giunta & Christopher J. Boreham & Qi Liu & Juske Horita & Yuichiro Ueno, 2022. "Low 13C-13C abundances in abiotic ethane," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-10, December.
    3. Devan M. Nisson & Clifford C. Walters & Martha L. Chacón-Patiño & Chad R. Weisbrod & Thomas L. Kieft & Barbara Sherwood Lollar & Oliver Warr & Julio Castillo & Scott M. Perl & Errol D. Cason & Barry M, 2023. "Radiolytically reworked Archean organic matter in a habitable deep ancient high-temperature brine," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-15, December.
    4. Geoff A. Freeze & Emily Stein & Patrick V. Brady & Carlos Lopez & David Sassani & Karl Travis & Fergus Gibb & John Beswick, 2019. "Deep Borehole Disposal Safety Case," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-21, June.

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