The Cl--Br--I- composition of ∼ 3.23 Ga modified seawater: Implications for the geological evolution of ocean halide chemistry

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 150, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 325-335

  Channer, D M DeR ^a,c   De Ronde, C E J ^b   Spooner, E T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c Guaniamo Mining Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Archean; Halides; Paleosalinity; Sea water

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; HALIDE; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; PALAEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALAEOSALINITY;

SOUTH AFRICA, BARBERTON GREENSTONE BELT;

EID: 0031418510     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(97)00101-5     Document Type: Article

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