Neoarchaean seawater sulphate concentrations from sulphur isotopes in massive sulphide ore

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-64

  Jamieson, J W ^a,b   Wing, B A ^c   Farquhar, J ^b   Hannington, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EVAPORATION; MARINE SEDIMENT; OPEN OCEAN; ORE DEPOSIT; OXYGEN; SEAWATER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SULFATE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

CANADA; KIDD CREEK; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84871560023     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo1647     Document Type: Article

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