Iron stable isotopes: Beyond biosignatures

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 217, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 223-236

  Anbar, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosignatures; Fractionation; Iron; Iron isotopes; MC ICP MS; Stable isotope geochemistry; Transition metals

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; FRACTIONATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EID: 1642463856     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00572-7     Document Type: Article

References (85)

1. Coale K.H.Johnson K.S.Fitzwater S.E.Gordon R.M.Tanner S.Chavez F.P.Ferioli L.Sakamoto C.Rogers P.Millero F.Steinberg P.Nightingale P.Cooper D.Cochlan W.P.Landry M.R.Constantinou J.Rollwagen G.Trasvina A.Kudela R.A massive phytoplankton bloom induced by an ecosystem-scale iron fertilization experiment in the equatorial Pacific Ocean Nature 383 1996 495-501
2. Falkowski P.G.Barber R.T.Smetacek V.Biogeochemical controls and feedbacks on ocean primary production Science 281 1998 200-206
3. Nealson K.H.Cox B.L.Microbial metal-ion reduction and Mars: extraterrestrial expectations? Curr. Opin. Microbiol. 5 2002 296-300
4. Anbar A.D.Roe J.E.Barling J.Nealson K.H.Nonbiological fractionation of iron isotopes Science 288 2000 126-128
5. Beard B.L.Johnson C.M.Cox L.Sun H.Nealson K.H.Aguilar C.Iron isotope biosignatures Science 285 1999 1889-1892
6. Mandernack K.W.Bazylinski D.A.Shanks W.C.Bullen T.D.Oxygen and iron isotope studies of magnetite produced by magnetotactic bacteria Science 285 1999 1892-1896
7. Valley G.E.Anderson H.H.A comparison of the abundance ratios of the isotopes of terrestrial and of meteoritic iron J. Am. Chem. Soc. 69 1947 1871-1875
8. Volkening J.Papanastassiou D.A.Iron isotope anomalies Astrophys. J. 347 1989 L43-L46
9. Walczyk T.Iron isotope ratio measurements by negative thermal ionisation mass spectrometry using FeF4-molecular ions Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc. 161 1997 217-227
10. Gotz A.Heumann K.G.Iron isotope ratio measurements with the thermal ionization technique using a compact quadrupole mass-spectrometer Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc. 83 1988 319-330
11. Dixon P.R.Perrin R.E.Rokop D.J.Maeck R.Janecky D.R.Banar J.P. Measurement of iron isotopes (Fe-54, Fe-56, Fe-57, and Fe-58) in submicrogram quantities of iron Anal. Chem. 65 1993 2125-2130
12. Taylor P.D.P.Maeck R.Debievre P.Determination of the absolute isotopic composition and atomic-weight of a reference sample of natural iron Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc. 121 1992 111-125
13. Beard B.L.Johnson C.M.High precision iron isotope measurements of terrestrial and lunar materials Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 63 1999 1653-1660
14. 3+ reduction in a jet-fuel contaminated aquifer Mineral. Mag. 62A 1998 255-256
15. Johnson C.M.Beard B.L.Correction of instrumentally produced mass fractionation during isotopic analysis of Fe by thermal ionization mass spectrometry Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc. 193 1999 87-99
16. Halliday A.N.Lee D.-C.Christensen J.N.Walder A.J.Freedman P.A.Jones C.E.Hall C.M.Yi W.Teagle D.Recent developments in inductively coupled plasma magnetic sector multiple collector mass spectrometry Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc. 146 1995 21-33
17. Belshaw N.S.Zhu X.K.Guo Y.O'Nions R.K.High precision measurement of iron isotopes by plasma source mass spectrometry Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc. 197 2000 191-195
18. Marechal C.N.Telouk P.Albarede F.Precise analysis of copper and zinc isotopic composition by plasma-source mass spectrometry Chem. Geol. 156 1999 251-273
19. Anbar A.D.Knab K.A.Barling J.Precise determination of mass-dependent variations in the isotopic composition of molybdenum using MC-ICPMS Anal. Chem. 73 2001 1425-1431
20. Beard B.L.Johnson C.M.Skulan J.L.Nealson K.H.Cox L.Sun H.Application of Fe isotopes to tracing the geochemical and biological cycling of Fe Chem. Geol. 195 2003 87-117
21. Johnson C.Beard B.Welch S.Croal L.Newman D.Nealson K.Experimental constraints on Fe isotope fractionations during biogeochemical cycling of Fe Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 66 2002 A371
22. Weyer S.Schwieters J.High precision Fe isotope measurements with high mass resolution MC-ICP-MS Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc. 226 2003 355-368
23. G.L. Arnold, S. Weyer, A.D. Anbar, Fe isotope variations in natural materials measured using high mass resolution MC-ICP-MS, Anal. Chem., in press, 2003.
24. R.W. Carlson, E.H. Hauri, C.M.O.D. Alexander, Matrix-dependent isotope mass fractionation in the ICP-MS, in: J.G. Holland, S. Tanner (Eds.), Plasma Source Mass Spectrometry: The New Millenium, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 2001, pp. 288-297.
25. Zhu X.K.Guo Y.Williams R.J.P.O'Nions R.K.Matthews A.Belshaw N.S.Canters G.W.de Waal E.C.Weser U.Burgess B.K.Salvato B.Mass fractionation processes of transition metal isotopes Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 200 2002 47-62
26. Zhu X.-K.O'Nions K.Guo Y.Reynolds B.C.Secular variation of iron isotopes in North Atlantic Deep Water Science 287 2000 2000-2002
27. Zhu X.K.Guo Y.O'Nions R.K.Young E.D.Ash R.D.Isotopic homogeneity of iron in the early solar nebula Nature 412 2001 311-313
28. Levasseur S.Frank M.Hein J.R.Halliday A.N.Iron isotope variations in marine ferromanganese deposits Geophys. Res. Abstr. 5 2003 11009
29. Chu N.-C.Johnson C.M.Beard B.L.German C.R.Nesbitt R.W.Usui A.Secular Fe isotope variations in the NW and Central Pacific Ocean Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 67 2003 A66
30. Johnson C.M.Beard B.L.Beukes N.J.Klein C.O'Leary J.M.Ancient geochemical cycling in the Earth as inferred from Fe isotope studies of banded iron formations from the Transvaal Craton Contrib. Mineral. Petrol. 144 2003 523-547
31. L.R. Croal, C. Johnson, B. Beard, D.K. Newman, Iron isotope fractionation by Fe(II)-oxidizing photoautotropic bacteria, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, in press, 2003.
32. Brantley S.L.Liermann L.Bullen T.D.Fractionation of Fe isotopes by soil microbes and organic acids Geology 29 2001 535-538
33. Roe J.E.Anbar A.D.Barling J.Nonbiological fractionation of Fe isotopes: evidence of an equilibrium isotope effect Chem. Geol. 195 2003 69-85
34. Bullen T.D.White A.F.Childs C.W.Vivit D.V.Schulz M.S.Demonstration of significant abiotic iron isotope fractionation in nature Geology 29 2001 699-702
35. S.A. Welch, B.L. Beard, C.M. Johnson, P.S. Braterman, Kinetic and equilibrium Fe isotope fractionation between aqueous Fe(II) and Fe(III), Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, in press.
36. Johnson C.M.Skulan J.L.Beard B.L.Sun H.Nealson K.H.Braterman P.S.Isotopic fractionation between Fe(III) and Fe(II) in aqueous solutions Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 195 2002 141-153
37. Johnson C.M.Beard B.L.Braterman P.S.Welch S.A.Reply to Comment on 'Isotopic fractionation between Fe(III) and Fe(II) in aqueous solutions' by Thomas D. Bullen, Arthur F. White and Cyril W. Childs Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 206 2003 233-236
38. Bullen T.D.White A.F.Childs C.W.Comment on 'Isotopic fractionation between Fe(III) and Fe(II) in aqueous solutions' by Clark Johnson et al. [Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 195 (2002) 141-153] Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 206 2003 229-232
39. Schauble E.A.Rossman G.R.Taylor H.P.Theoretical estimates of equilibrium Fe-isotope fractionations from vibrational spectroscopy Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 65 2001 2487-2597
40. Polyakov V.B.Equilibrium fractionation of the iron isotopes: Estimation from Mossbauer spectroscopy data Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 61 1997 4213-4217
41. Polyakov V.B.Mineev S.D.The use of Mossbauer spectroscopy in stable isotope geochemistry Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 64 2000 849
42. Skulan J.L.Beard B.L.Johnson C.M.Kinetic and equilibrium Fe isotope fractionation between aqueous Fe(III) and hematite Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 66 2002 2995-3015
43. Matthews A.Zhu X.-K.O'Nions K.Kinetic iron stable isotope fractionation between iron (-II) and (-III) complexes in solution Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 192 2001 81-92
44. Craig H.Geochemical implications of the isotopic composition of carbon in ancient rocks Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 6 1954 186-196
45. Mojzsis S.J.Arrhenius G.McKeegan K.D.Harrison T.M.Nutman A.P.Friend C.R.L.Evidence for life on Earth before 3,800 million years ago Nature 384 1996 55-59
46. van Zuilen M.A.Lepland A.Arrhenius G.Reassessing the evidence for the earliest traces of life Nature 418 2002 627-630
47. Bigeleisen J.The relative velocities of isotopic molecules J. Chem. Phys. 17 1949 675-678
48. Levasseur S.Warthmann R.J.Halliday A.N.Fractionation of Fe isotopes by anaerobic phototrophic bacteria Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 66 2002 A450
49. M.H. Fogel, M.L. Cifuentes, Isotope fractionation during primary production, in: M.H. Engel, S.A. Macko (Eds.), Organic Geochemistry: Principles and Applications, Plenum, New York, 1993, pp. 73-98.
50. O'Leary J.M.Carbon isotope fractionation in plants Phytochemistry 20 1981 553-567
51. Park R.Epstein S.Carbon isotope fractionation during photosynthesis Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 21 1960 110-126
52. L.C.S. Melander, W.H. Saunders, Reaction rates of isotopic molecules, R.E. Krieger Publishing Co., Malabar, 1987.
53. G.A. Icopini, S.L. Brantley, S. Ruebush, M. Tien, T.D. Bullen, Iron fractionation during microbial reduction of iron, EOS Trans. AGU 83 (2002) B11A-0706.
54. Teutsch N.von Gunten U.Porcelli D.Halliday A.N.Iron isotope fractionation in groundwater Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 66 2002 A769
55. H.C. Urey, The thermodynamic properties of isotopic substances, J. Chem. Soc. (1947) 562-581.
56. Bigeleisen J.Mayer M.G.Calculation of equilibrium constants for isotopic exchange reactions J. Chem. Phys. 15 1947 261-267
57. A.D. Anbar, A. Jarzecki, T. Spiro, Theoretical investigation of equilibrium iron isotope fractionation between Fe(H2O)62+ and Fe(H2O)63+, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, submitted, 2003.
58. N.M. Price, F.M.M. Morel, Biological cycling of iron in the ocean, in: Metal Ions in Biological Systems, Vol. 35, 1998, pp. 1-36.
59. S.L. Brantley, L.J. Liermann, A.D. Anbar, G.A. Icopini, R.L. Guynn, J. Barling, Fe isotopic fractionation during mineral dissolution with and without bacteria, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, submitted.
60. Wiederhold J.G.von Blanckenburg F.Iron isotope variations in a complete natural soil catena with lateral iron mobilization and reprecipitation Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 66 2002 A834
61. Beard B.L.Johnson C.M.Von Damm K.L.Poulson R.Iron isotope constraints on Fe cycling and mass balanced in oxygenated Earth Geology 31 2003 629-632
62. Sharma M.Polizzotto M.Anbar A.D.Iron isotopes in hot springs along the Juan de Fuca Ridge Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 194 2001 39-51
63. M.S. Fantle, D.J. DePaolo, The isotopic composition of continental iron and implications for the global iron cycle, EOS Trans. AGU 83 (2002), Fall Meeting Suppl., Abstract V22B-1234.
64. B.A. Bergquist, E.A. Boyle, Iron isotopic composition of the Amazon River, EOS Trans. AGU 83 (2002), Fall Meeting Suppl., Abstract OS12C-0290.
65. Beard B.L.Johnson C.M.High temperature inter-mineral Fe isotope fractionation Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 67 2003 A35
66. Williams H.Lee D.C.Levasseur S.Teutsch N.Poitrasson F.Rehkamper M.Halliday A.N.Iron isotope composition of mid-ocean ridge basalts and mantle peridotites Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 66 2002 A838-A838
67. Poitrasson F.Halliday A.N.Lee D.C.Levasseur S.Teutsch N.Iron isotope evidence for the origin of the Moon through partial vaporization Geophys. Res. Abs. 5 2003 05120
68. Young E.D.Galy A.Nagahara H.Kinetic and equilibrium mass-dependent isotope fractionation laws in nature and their geochemical and cosmochemical significance Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 66 2001 1095-1104
69. Walczyk T.von Blanckenburg F.Natural iron isotope variations in human blood Science 295 2002 2065-2066
70. Ratledge C.Dover L.G.Iron metabolism in pathogenic bacteria Annu. Rev. Plant Biol. 54 2000 881-941
71. Zhu X.K.Makishima A.Guo Y.Belshaw N.S.O'Nions R.K.High precision measurement of titanium isotope ratios by plasma source mass spectrometry Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 220 2002 21-29
72. Ellis A.S.Johnson T.M.Bullen T.D.Chromium isotopes and the fate of hexavalent chromium in the environment Science 295 2002 2060-2062
73. Galy A.Pokrovsky O.S.Schott J.Ge-isotopic fractionation during its sorption on goethite: an experimental study Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 66 2002 A259
74. Galy A.Pomies C.Day J.A.Pokrovsky O.S.Schott J.High precision measurement of germanium isotope ratio variations by multiple collector-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 18 2003 115-119
75. Johnson T.M.Bullen T.D.Zawislanski P.T.Selenium stable isotope ratios as indicators of sources and cycling of selenium: Results from the northern reach of San Francisco Bay Environ. Sci. Technol. 34 2000 2075-2079
76. McManus J.Nägler T.Siebert C.Wheat C.G.Hammond D.Oceanic molybdenum isotope fractionation: Diagenesis and hydrothermal ridge flank alteration Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst. 3 2002 1078
77. Siebert C.Nägler T.F.von Blanckenburg F.Kramers J.D.Molybdenum isotope records as a potential new proxy for paleoceanography Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 211 2003 159-171
78. Barling J.Arnold G.L.Anbar A.D.Natural mass-dependent variations in the isotopic composition of molybdenum Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 193 2001 447-457
79. Wombacher F.Rehkamper M.Mezger K.Munker C.Bischoff A.Stable isotope compositions of cadmium in stony meteorites Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 66 2002 A844
80. Sands D.G.Rosman K.J.R.de Laeter J.R.A preliminary study of cadmium mass fractionation in lunar soils Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 186 2001 103-111
81. Rehkamper M.Frank M.Hein J.R.Porcelli D.Halliday A.Ingri J.Liebetrau V.Thallium isotope variations in seawater and hydrogenetic, diagenetic, and hydrothermal ferromanganese deposits Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 197 2002 65-81
82. Hintelmann H.Lu S.Y.High precision isotope ratio measurements of mercury isotopes in cinnabar ores using multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry Analyst 128 2003 635-639
83. Lauretta D.S.Klaue B.Blum J.D.Buseck P.R.Mercury abundances and isotopic compositions in the Murchison (CM) and Allende (CV) carbonaceous chondrites Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 65 2001 2807-2818
84. Rouxel O.Ludden J.Carignan J.Marin L.Fouquet Y.Natural variations of Se isotopic composition determined by hydride generation multiple collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 66 2002 3191-3199
85. Rouxel O.Ludden L.Fouquet Y.Antimony isotope variations in natural systems and implications for their use as geochemical tracers Chem. Geol. 200 2003 25-40