Sulfur isotope biogeochemistry of the Proterozoic McArthur Basin

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 4278-4290

  Johnston, David T ^a,b   Farquhar, James ^b   Summons, Roger E ^c   Shen, Yanan ^d   Kaufman, Alan J ^b   Masterson, Andrew L ^b   Canfield, Donald E ^e  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INCLUSION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; OCEAN BASIN; PROTEROZOIC; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEAWATER; SULFUR CYCLE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MCARTHUR BASIN; NORTHERN TERRITORY; ROPER BASIN;

EID: 49349109931     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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