Microbial diversity of drilling fluids from 3000 m deep Koyna pilot borehole provides insights into the deep biosphere of continental earth crust
<p>Scientific deep drilling of the Koyna pilot borehole into the continental crust up to a depth of 3000 m below the surface at the Deccan Traps, India, provided a unique opportunity to explore microbial life within the deep granitic bedrock of the Archaean Eon. Microbial communitie...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2020-05-01
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Series: | Scientific Drilling |
Online Access: | https://www.sci-dril.net/27/1/2020/sd-27-1-2020.pdf |