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&thinsp;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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Main Authors: H. Bose, A. Dutta, A. Roy, A. Gupta, S. Mukhopadhyay, B. Mohapatra, J. Sarkar, S. Roy, S. K. Kazy, P. Sar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-05-01
Series:Scientific Drilling
Online Access:https://www.sci-dril.net/27/1/2020/sd-27-1-2020.pdf