Oxygenation of Ediacaran Ocean recorded by iron isotopes

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 140, Issue , 2014, Pages 80-94

  Fan, Haifeng ^a,b   Zhu, Xiangkun ^a   Wen, Hanjie ^b   Yan, Bin ^a   Li, Jin ^a   Feng, Lianjun ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EDIACARAN; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXIDATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGENATION; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEAWATER; STRATIFICATION; UPWELLING;

CHINA; THREE GORGES;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 84902353458     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.05.029     Document Type: Article

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