Origin of two distinct multiple-sulfur isotope compositions of pyrite in the 2.5 Ga Klein Naute Formation, Griqualand West Basin, South Africa

Precambrian Research

Volumn 169, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 48-57

  Ono, Shuhei ^a   Beukes, Nicolas J ^b   Rumble, Douglas ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agouron; Archean; Atmosphere; Mass independent fractionation; Multiple sulfur isotope; Oxygen; S 33; S 36; Sulfur isotope; Transvaal

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; DIAGENESIS; FACIES; FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PYRITE; SEAWATER; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

AFRICA; GRIQUALAND WEST BASIN; NORTHERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 60849128183     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2008.10.012     Document Type: Article

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