Rare earth elements in precambrian banded iron formations: Secular changes of Ce and Eu anomalies and evolution of atmospheric oxygen

Memoir of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 198, Issue , 2006, Pages 269-289

  Kato, Yasuhiro ^a   Yamaguchi, Kosei E ^b   Ohmoto, Hiroshi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Banded iron formation; Ce anomaly; Eu anomaly; Geochemistry; Oxygen; Precambrian; Rare earth element; Redox condition

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; EUROPIUM; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; GALLIUM; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; MANGANESE DEPOSITS; OXYGEN; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; SEAWATER; THERMAL PLUMES;

BANDED IRON FORMATIONS; CE ANOMALIES; EU ANOMALIES; PRECAMBRIAN; REDOX CONDITION;

CERIUM;

ARCHEAN; BANDED IRON FORMATION; BASIN; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; MANTLE PLUME; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PRECAMBRIAN; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SEAWATER;

SOUTH AFRICA; TRANSVAAL;

MINOUS;

EID: 72849126598     PISSN: 00721069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2006.1198(16)     Document Type: Conference Paper

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