Mesoproterozoic sulphidic ocean, delayed oxygenation and evolution of early life: Sulphur isotope clues from Indian Proterozoic basins

Geological Magazine

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 206-218

  Sarkar, A ^a   Chakraborty, P P ^b   Mishra, B ^a   Bera, M K ^a   Sanyal, P ^a   Paul, S ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b RAJIV GANDHI INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c ONGC   (India)

Author keywords

Early life; India; Mesoproterozoic basin; Sulphur isotope

Indexed keywords

OXYGENATION; PYRITES; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CLOSED SYSTEMS; EARLY LIFE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INDIA; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MESOPROTEROZOIC BASIN; PROTEROZOIC; SULPHUR ISOTOPE;

ISOTOPES;

BIOSPHERE; EARLY EARTH; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; OXYGENATION; PRECAMBRIAN; PROTEROZOIC; PYRITE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

INDIA;

EID: 77953618292     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756809990380     Document Type: Article

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