Oxygenation of the Earth's atmosphere-ocean system: A review of physical and chemical sedimentologic responses

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-20

  Pufahl, P K ^a   Hiatt, E E ^b  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alteration; Bioelemental; Chemistry; Diagenesis; Earth oxygenation; Great oxidation event; Ocean atmosphere evolution; Sedimentology

Indexed keywords

ALTERATION; BIOELEMENTAL; DIAGENESIS; GREAT OXIDATION EVENT; OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; CHROMIUM; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GALLIUM; ISOTOPES; MOLYBDENUM; OXYGENATION; OXYGENATORS; SEAWATER; STRATIGRAPHY; SULFUR; VANADIUM; WEATHERING;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CHERT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FRACTIONATION; OXYGENATION; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PHOSPHORITE; POREWATER; PRECAMBRIAN; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

EID: 84856718452     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.12.002     Document Type: Review

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