Source of Precambrian chemical and clastic sediments
RG Miller, RK O'nions - Nature, 1985 - nature.com
The Nd isotope composition of chemical and clastic sediments surviving from the Archaean
provides no evidence for the existence of pre-4,000-Myr continental crust. Either the …
provides no evidence for the existence of pre-4,000-Myr continental crust. Either the …
Evidence of life processes in a sediment two and a half billion years old
T Belsky, RB Johns, ED McCarthy, AL Burlingame… - Nature, 1965 - nature.com
THE quest for evidence of life processes, past or. present, in extraterrestrial enviromnents is
of considerable interest to-day. Isoprenoid alkanes have boon proposed as' biological …
of considerable interest to-day. Isoprenoid alkanes have boon proposed as' biological …
Neodymium and lead isotope evidence for enriched early Archaean crust in North America
SA Bowring, JE King, TB Housh, CE Isachsen… - Nature, 1989 - nature.com
THERE has been considerable debate as to whether isotopically enriched continental crust
was an important geochemical reservoir in earliest Archaean times. Fundamental questions …
was an important geochemical reservoir in earliest Archaean times. Fundamental questions …
Effects of sedimentary sorting on neodymium isotopes in deep-sea turbidites
The study of neodymium model ages of sedimentary rocks has added considerably to our
understanding of crustal growth and evolution. So far, however, the possible effects of …
understanding of crustal growth and evolution. So far, however, the possible effects of …
Sm-Nd and Rb-Sr Chronology of Continental Crust Formation: Times of addition to continents of chemically fractionated mantle-derived materials are determined.
MT McCulloch, GJ Wasserburg - Science, 1978 - science.org
Samarium-neodymium and rubidium-strontium isotopic systematics, together with plausible
assumptions regarding the geochemical evolution of continental crust material, have been …
assumptions regarding the geochemical evolution of continental crust material, have been …
Nd and Sr isotopic relationships in pelagic clays and ferromanganese deposits
SL Goldstein, RK O'nions - Nature, 1981 - nature.com
The concentrations of heavy metals in seawater are exceedingly low and commonly less
than 10− 9 g per g. In marked contrast, their concentrations in pelagic clays and …
than 10− 9 g per g. In marked contrast, their concentrations in pelagic clays and …
Siderophile-enriched sediments from the Cretaceous–Tertiary boundary
Siderophilic element concentrations are high in sediments from the Cretaceous–Tertiary
boundary. An extraterrestrial source is indicated. Concentrations are too high to be …
boundary. An extraterrestrial source is indicated. Concentrations are too high to be …
Metal remobilization at a spreading centre studied using lead isotopes
B Dupré, G Blanc, J Boulègue, CJ Allègre - Nature, 1988 - nature.com
The metalliferous sediment deposits of the Atlantis II Deep in the Red Sea are an example of
submarine hydrothermal deposits at a spreading centre. The brine salinities (∼ 270% for the …
submarine hydrothermal deposits at a spreading centre. The brine salinities (∼ 270% for the …
Suboxic diagenesis in banded iron formations
JCG Walker - Nature, 1984 - nature.com
Anomalous isotopic composition has been reported for the carbon in carbonate minerals of
banded iron formations. Well studied examples show an enrichment in the light isotope of …
banded iron formations. Well studied examples show an enrichment in the light isotope of …
[引用][C] Localization of radioactive and stable heavy nuclides in ocean sediments
G Arrhenius, MN Bramlette, E Picciotto - Nature, 1957 - nature.com
Avarying fraction of the sediment accumulating on the ocean floor consists of solids formed
by precipitation from solution in the-sea water, at the sediment surface, and in the sediment …
by precipitation from solution in the-sea water, at the sediment surface, and in the sediment …