Evidence in pre-2.2 Ga paleosols for the early evolution of atmospheric oxygen and terrestrial biota

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1135-1138

  Ohmoto, Hiroshi ^a,b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DECAY (ORGANIC); DISSOLUTION; IRON; OXYGEN; SOILS; WEATHERING;

ATMOSPHERIC LEVELS; ATMOSPHERIC OXYGEN; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; REDUCED ATMOSPHERE; REDUCING ATMOSPHERE; REDUCTIVE DISSOLUTION; TERRESTRIAL BIOTA; TERRESTRIAL ORGANIC MATTER; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; OXIC ATMOSPHERE;

GALLIUM;

BIOTA; DISSOLUTION; IRON; IRON HYDROXIDE; OXYGEN; PALEOATMOSPHERE; PALEOSOL; TITANIUM; ATMOSPHERE; PALAEOSOL; PROTEROZOIC; REDOX CONDITIONS;

EID: 0030427985     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<1135:EIPGPF>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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