A global transition to ferruginous conditions in the early Neoproterozoic oceans
Guilbaud, R.; Poulton, S.W.; Butterfield, N.J.; Zhu, M.; Shields-Zhou, G. (2015). A global transition to ferruginous conditions in the early Neoproterozoic oceans. Nature Geoscience 8(6): 466–470. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2434
In: Nature Geoscience. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1752-0894; e-ISSN 1752-0908, more
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- Guilbaud, R.
- Poulton, S.W.
- Butterfield, N.J.
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Abstract |
Deeper ocean waters were anoxic during the Neoproterozoic. Geochemical data suggest a transition from sulphidic to iron-rich mid-depth waters about one billion years ago, coincident with increased iron influx from the supercontinent Rodinia. |
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