Lithofacies control on multiple-sulfur isotope records and Neoarchean sulfur cycles

Precambrian Research

Volumn 169, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 58-67

  Ono, Shuhei ^a   Kaufman, Alan J ^b   Farquhar, James ^b   Sumner, Dawn Y ^c   Beukes, Nicolas J ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agouron; Archean; Atmosphere; Mass independent fractionation; Multiple sulfur isotope; Neoarchean; Oxygen; S 33; Sulfur isotope; Transvaal

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FACIES; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LITHOFACIES; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SULFUR CYCLE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 60849091023     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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