From supernovae to phosphorites. Part 1.

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Apr 1989

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989anph...14..147j&link_type=abstract

Ann. Phys. (Paris), Vol. 14, No. 2, p. 147 - 167

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Phosphorus: Interstellar Molecules, Phosphorus: Supernovae, Phosphorus: Origin Of Life

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Phosphorus is a key element for life as we know it. It is however an accessory mineral and it is scarce in the "observable" universe. In this paper the author reviews its abundance in its successive locations with comments on mechanisms of concentration and suggestions for complementary studies that become feasible now. He confirms the idea that life must have appeared in an aqueous environment considerably enriched in phosphate unlike interstellar space. Sedimentary phosphate in high concentration might be considered a clear sign for past life, depletion of inorganic phosphate in solution points conversely towards saturated biological activity. The oxidation of phosphorous to phosphate was an important event that can be studied now in meteorites. Other molecules containing phosphorus should be looked for in interstellar space and may be also in supernovae remnants.

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