Micro-scale tracing of Fe and Si isotope signatures in banded iron formation using femtosecond laser ablation

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 5343-5360

  Steinhoefel, Grit ^a   Horn, Ingo ^a   von Blanckenburg, Friedhelm ^a,b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BANDED IRON FORMATION; CARBONATE; CHERT; DETECTION METHOD; DIAGENESIS; GREENSTONE BELT; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; IRON; IRON-REDUCING BACTERIUM; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MAGNETITE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SILICON; STABLE ISOTOPE; ZONING;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 68249144723     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.05.037     Document Type: Article

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