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DOI	10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103806
	Phosphorus mineral evolution and prebiotic chemistry: From minerals to microbes
	Walton C.R.; Shorttle O.; Jenner F.E.; Williams H.M.; Golden J.; Morrison S.M.; Downs R.T.; Zerkle A.; Hazen R.M.; Pasek M.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	0012-8255
卷号	221
英文摘要	Phosphorus availability is considered a limiting factor in many scenarios for the origin of life. The concentration of P in environments of prebiotic interest will have been governed by the available mineral sources of P on the early Earth. A knowledge of early Earth P mineralogy and prevailing global and local environmental conditions is therefore needed to understand which scenarios for prebiotic chemistry are most plausible. Here, we review the plausible diversity of P-bearing phases at Earth's surface during the emergence of life. We consider phases that were delivered by meteorites (exogenous phases), as well as those that developed solely as a result of Earth system processes (endogenous phases). We take into account the known formation conditions of individual phases, as well as the observed temporal distributions of P-bearing minerals found at Earth's surface today. Our approach allows us to leverage what is known about changes in the Earth system in order to rule out the prebiotic relevance of many P-bearing phases. Meanwhile, we highlight a small number of phases that are of possible prebiotic relevance; specifically, exogenous schreibersite, merrillite, and apatite, and endogenous apatite, olivine, and glass. Prebiotic mineral-chemical scenarios can be formulated for each phase, with distinct requirements for the environmental and tectonic state of early Earth. We can therefore relate the plausibility of mineral-chemical scenarios to the nature of early Earth, bridging the fields of geoscience and prebiotic chemistry. © 2021
英文关键词	Chemistry; Early Earth; Geology; Life; Meteorite; Minerals; Origin; Phosphate; Phosphorus; Prebiotic
语种	英语
来源期刊	EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/209184
作者单位	Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, UK CB2 3EQ, United Kingdom; Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, UK CB3 OHA, United Kingdom; School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom; Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th Street, Tucson, AZ 85721, United States; School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews, Irvine BuildingKY16 9AL, United States; Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science, 5251 Broad Branch Road, NWWashington, DC 20015, United States; School of Geoscience, University of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620, United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Walton C.R.,Shorttle O.,Jenner F.E.,et al. Phosphorus mineral evolution and prebiotic chemistry: From minerals to microbes[J],2021,221.
APA	Walton C.R..,Shorttle O..,Jenner F.E..,Williams H.M..,Golden J..,...&Pasek M..(2021).Phosphorus mineral evolution and prebiotic chemistry: From minerals to microbes.EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS,221.
MLA	Walton C.R.,et al."Phosphorus mineral evolution and prebiotic chemistry: From minerals to microbes".EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS 221(2021).