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The Rock That Fooled Scientists: No Signs of Early Life
Scitech Daily ^ | August 24, 2024 | University of Ottawa

Posted on 08/30/2024 9:04:10 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

Scientists have revealed that graphite in the ancient Saglek-Hebron iron formations of Nunatsiavut, once thought to indicate the earliest life on Earth, likely has abiotic origins.
Early Life on Earth
The isotopic composition of carbon in iron formations from the Saglek-Hebron Complex in Nunatsiavut (northern Labrador) has been seen as evidence of the earliest traces of life on Earth. But a new study by the University of Ottawa, Carleton University, and University College London suggests otherwise.

The study shows that the petrographic, geochemical, and spectroscopic features in the graphite (the crystalline form of carbon) found in the Saglek-Hebron chemical sedimentary rocks are in fact "abiotic," that is, nonliving physical or chemical aspects of an environment or devoid of life.
The Abiotic Nature of Graphite
This enhances our understanding of how early biomass transformed on Earth, emphasizing the interaction between non-biological processes and ancient life remnants. Studying graphitic materials is key to decoding carbon cycling on the early Earth.

This study is crucial to the search for ancient life on Earth and potentially on neighboring planets.

(Excerpt) Read more at scitechdaily.com ...


TOPICS: Astronomy; History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: abiotic; astronomy; crevo; godsgravesglyphs; lettherebelife; panspermia; science; xplanets
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"Our study focuses on chemical sedimentary rocks found in the Saglek-Hebron. These rocks, among the oldest on Earth, dating back 3.9 billion years, are created through oceanic precipitation," said Jonathan O'Neil, associate professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
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1 posted on 08/30/2024 9:04:10 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 08/30/2024 9:04:43 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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A twofer. :^)
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3 posted on 08/30/2024 9:06:05 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv

That’s a pretty smart rock to fool scientists.


4 posted on 08/30/2024 9:07:26 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: SunkenCiv

Science is not “settled”.


5 posted on 08/30/2024 9:11:20 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th (Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
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To: SunkenCiv

“The study shows that the petrographic, geochemical, and spectroscopic features in the graphite (the crystalline form of carbon) found in the Saglek-Hebron chemical sedimentary rocks are in fact “abiotic,” that is, nonliving physical or chemical aspects of an environment or devoid of life.”

I remember the documentary about what happened last time they said that, it was called “The Devil in the Dark”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4338D9W9hM


6 posted on 08/30/2024 9:19:02 PM PDT by algore
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To: algore

LOL


7 posted on 08/30/2024 9:43:15 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Did they find it in the Hudson?


8 posted on 08/30/2024 9:43:22 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: SaveFerris

;^)


9 posted on 08/30/2024 9:54:00 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: Repeal The 17th

Ever.


10 posted on 08/30/2024 9:54:25 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: DannyTN

It just shows that IQ is not necessarily dependent on the Mohs hardness scale.


11 posted on 08/30/2024 10:19:37 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: DannyTN

So I guess it’s OK to be “dumb as a rock”.


12 posted on 08/30/2024 10:50:37 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (Kafka was an optimist.)
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To: SunkenCiv
The study shows that the petrographic, geochemical, and spectroscopic features in the graphite (the a crystalline form of carbon) [...]

Please!

Regards,

13 posted on 08/30/2024 11:39:54 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: algore
I remember the documentary about what happened last time they said that, it was called “The Devil in the Dark”

But that was a silicon-based lifeform.

Regards,

14 posted on 08/30/2024 11:40:54 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: SunkenCiv
Does anyone want a doorstop?


15 posted on 08/30/2024 11:54:59 PM PDT by Bullish (...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
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To: DannyTN
"That’s a pretty smart rock to fool scientists."

Don't rule out the possibility of not very smart 'scientists'.

16 posted on 08/31/2024 3:03:03 AM PDT by norwaypinesavage (Freud: projection is a defense mechanism of those struggling with inferiority complexes)
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To: SunkenCiv

Next they’ll say rocks are more alive than fetuses.


17 posted on 08/31/2024 4:03:42 AM PDT by bgill
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To: SunkenCiv

Review the overall dynamic geologic cycle, note the great amounts of time it takes for one fully complete cycle. The answer should be evident. Science is rife with individuals bent on making a name for themselves. The pushback is usually a symptom of self aggrandizement, aka pride.


18 posted on 08/31/2024 5:02:26 AM PDT by Clutch Martin ("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
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To: SunkenCiv

To this day, scientists still do not understand how life evolved from non-life. (”Is Atheism Dead?”, Eric Metaxas ... worthy of your most serious consideration)


19 posted on 08/31/2024 5:07:28 AM PDT by glennaro (2024: The Year of The Reckoning, lest our Republic succumb to the "progressive" disease of the Left)
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To: SunkenCiv

I don’t want to do the research but IMO since there became “science” 97% of scientists have been initially wrong 100% of time about everything.


20 posted on 08/31/2024 5:09:18 AM PDT by waredbird
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