Snowball Earth ocean chemistry driven by extensive ridge volcanism during Rodinia breakup
Gernon, T.M.; Hincks, T.K.; Tyrrell, T.; Rohling, E.J.; Palmer, M.R. (2016). Snowball Earth ocean chemistry driven by extensive ridge volcanism during Rodinia breakup. Nature Geoscience 9(3): 242-248. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2632
In: Nature Geoscience. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1752-0894; e-ISSN 1752-0908, more
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- Gernon, T.M.
- Hincks, T.K.
- Tyrrell, T.
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- Rohling, E.J.
- Palmer, M.R.
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Abstract |
The Cryogenian Snowball Earth glaciations were followed by the deposition of massive cap carbonates. Geochemical modelling suggests that shallow-ridge volcanism supplied much of the alkalinity and cations that fuelled this deposition. |
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