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This paper presents the hypothesis that algal remains were precursors of the fullerenes in the hard carbonaceous rock Shungite (Russia), in carbonaceous matter from the hard rocks of the Black Member of the Onaping Formation at Sudbury (Canada), and in solid, hard bitumens from Mitov (Czech Republic). The paper argues further that PAHs from the biogenic matter were transformed, perhaps by cyclomerization followed by zip-up, during the geologic metamorphic stages experienced by these rocks.
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Heymann, D. (2006). Biogenic Fullerenes. In: Natural Fullerenes and Related Structures of Elemental Carbon. Developments in Fullerene Science, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4135-7_13
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