Evolution of the composition of seawater through geologic time, and its influence on the evolution of life

Gondwana Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 159-174

  Komiya, Tsuyoshi ^a   Hirata, Takafumi ^a   Kitajima, Kouki ^a   Yamamoto, Shinji ^a   Shibuya, Takazo ^a   Sawaki, Yusuke ^a   Ishikawa, Tomoko ^a   Shu, Degan ^b   Li, Yong ^c   Han, Jian ^b  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHANG'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbonate rocks and minerals; Composition and redox state of seawater; Evolution of surface environment; History of the earth; Neoproterozoic; Snowball Earth; South China

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE GROUP; CARBONATE ROCK; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EARLY EARTH; EVOLUTION; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEAWATER;

EID: 46149097332     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2007.10.006     Document Type: Article

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