Decoupling photochemical Fe(II) oxidation from shallow-water BIF deposition

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 258, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 87-100

  Konhauser, Kurt O ^a   Amskold, Larry ^a   Lalonde, Stefan V ^a   Posth, Nicole R ^b   Kappler, Andreas ^b   Anbar, Ariel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anoxygenic photosynthesis; banded iron formations; mineral precipitation; photochemical oxidation; Precambrian

Indexed keywords

ANOXYGENIC PHOTOSYNTHESIS; BANDED IRON FORMATIONS; PHOTOCHEMICAL OXIDATION;

GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; MARINE BIOLOGY; OXIDATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

HYDROLOGY;

ARCHEAN; BANDED IRON FORMATION; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; HYDROLYSIS; OXIDATION; PH; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEROZOIC; SEAWATER; SHALLOW WATER; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 34249014412     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.03.026     Document Type: Article

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