Uranium in iron formations and the rise of atmospheric oxygen

Chemical Geology

Volumn 362, Issue , 2013, Pages 82-90

  Partin, C A ^a   Lalonde, S V ^b   Planavsky, N J ^c   Bekker, A ^a   Rouxel, O J ^b,d   Lyons, T W ^e   Konhauser, K O ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d IFREMER   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atmosphere ocean oxygenation; Geochemical uranium cycle; Great Oxidation Event; Iron formations; Paleoproterozoic

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN-PROTEROZOIC BOUNDARY; ATMOSPHERIC EVOLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC OXYGEN; GEOCHEMICAL URANIUM CYCLE; GREAT OXIDATION EVENT; IRON FORMATION; PALEOPROTEROZOIC; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

GALLIUM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPES; OXYGEN; OXYGENATION; SEAWATER; URANIUM;

IRON;

ATMOSPHERE-HYDROSPHERE INTERACTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOCHEMISTRY; OXYGEN; OXYGENATION; PROTEROZOIC; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEAWATER; TEMPORAL VARIATION; URANIUM; WEATHERING;

EID: 84889084921     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2013.09.005     Document Type: Article

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