Geological fullerenes: Review and analysis

Peter R. Buseck

doi:10.1016/S0012-821X(02)00819-1

Geological fullerenes: Review and analysis

Peter R. Buseck

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Abstract

Fullerenes have been reported from numerous terrestrial and meteoritic sources, but only at low concentrations. The occurrences are associated with localized energetic events such as lightning, impacts of extraterrestrial objects, and wildfires. Great interest has also been generated by a series of papers that report noble gases with anomalous isotopic compositions encapsulated within fullerenes. In spite of all of the published work, many unresolved questions remain about the identity and formation of fullerenes in geological environments.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	781-792
Number of pages	12
Journal	Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Volume	203
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0012-821X(02)00819-1
State	Published - Nov 15 2002
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Carbonaceous chondrites
Fullerenes
K-T boundary
Noble gases
Onaping Formation
Permian-Triassic boundary
Shungite
Sudbury structure

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Geophysics
Geochemistry and Petrology
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
Space and Planetary Science

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Geological fullerenes: Review and analysis

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