Multiple origins of methane in the Earth
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Martin Schoell
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Article
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1988
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Methane occurrences in the Earth's crust are predominantly of biogenic origin, i.e. their ultimate source is biologically formed organic matter. Methane can also form through inorganic reactions and is consequently termed abiogenic. Biogenic methanes can either form through bacterial or thermogenic