New evidence for a tubular structure ofβ-iron(III) oxide hydroxide — akaganéite

  • Nils G. Holm
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Abstract

A biological method for the preparation of ultrathin transmission electron microscopy (TEM) sections has been used successfully to examine the fragile mineral akaganéite. TEM exposures reveal a tubular structure for akaganéite. The existence of such a structure has been debated for over a decade. The tubular structure may have been active in prebiotic polymerization reactions on the young Earth.

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Oxide Polymerization Microscopy Electron Microscopy Transmission Electron Microscopy 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Nils G. Holm
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  1. 1.Department of GeologyUniversity of StockholmStockholmSweden

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