Seawater chemistry and the advent of biocalcification

Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 473-476

  Brennan, Sean T ^a   Lowenstein, Tim K ^b   Horita, Juske ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Cambrian explosion; Evaporites; Fluid inclusions; Seawater

Indexed keywords

FLUID INCLUSIONS; ION COMPOSITIONS;

BRINES; CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY); IONS; SEAWATER;

GEOLOGY;

BIOGENIC EMISSION; BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCIFICATION; CAMBRIAN; EVOLUTION; FLUID INCLUSION; HALITE; PROTEROZOIC; SEAWATER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

EID: 3142658830     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G20251.1     Document Type: Article

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