• Radiolysis of water with radioactive rocks
    (H2O → H2, H2O2 plus various ions)

  • Serpentinisation of mafic rocks
    (Fe + H2O = Fe2O4 + H2)

  • Anaerobic digestion with H2 being generated as part of the breakdown of organic matter.

  • Over maturing hydrocarbon source rocks generates H2

  • Cataclasis: crushing silica in the presence of water.
    (Si + H2O = SiO2 + H2)

  • Degassing of the earth could generate a continuous flux of H2

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