A New Depositional Framework for Massive Iron Formations After the Great Oxidation Event
Abstract The oldest recognized proxies for low atmospheric oxygen are massive iron‐rich deposits. Following the rise of oxygen ∼2.4 billion years ago (Ga), massive iron formations (IFs) largely disappear from the geologic record, only to reappear in a pulse ∼1.88 Ga, which has been attributed to sea...
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-08-01
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Series: | Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GC009113 |