Abstract
Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) was applied to observe and characterize carbonaceous materials (CM) extracted from black cherts and argillite in drill core from the Warrawoona Group of the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia. The black chert came from a ‘white smoker type’ seafloor deposit in the ca. 3.49 Ga Dresser Formation, whereas the black argillites were obtained from the 3.46 Ga Apex Basalt. The samples were observed and analyzed in TEM combined with electron dispersive spectral analysis (EDS), high resolution TEM (HRTEM) to determine molecular ordering, and C-isotope geochemistry. The TEM and HRTEM observations revealed significant morphological and structural differences between the carbonaceous materials of the Dresser and Apex samples enabling interpretations in terms of primary and secondary origins, as well as metamorphic history.
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