An anoxic, Fe(II)-rich, U-poor ocean 3.46 billion years ago

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 120, Issue , 2013, Pages 65-79

  Li, Weiqiang ^a,b   Czaja, Andrew D ^a,b,c   Van Kranendonk, Martin J ^d,e   Beard, Brian L ^a,b   Roden, Eric E ^a,b   Johnson, Clark M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NASA Astrobiology Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CHERT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); IRON; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXIDATION; PHOTIC ZONE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STROMATOLITE; URANIUM;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84881500069     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.06.033     Document Type: Article

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