What induced long-term Hg enrichment in interglacial sediments during the Cryogenian

R Yang, H Fan, H Zhang, D Khan, H Zhang, X Fu… - Precambrian …, 2024 - Elsevier
An interglacial period existed between the Sturtian (ca. 720∼ 660 Ma) and the Marinoan
glacial period (ca. 650∼ 635 Ma) in the Cryogenian. It is manifested as the Mn-bearing …

Volcanism intensity and associated climate-ocean-land dynamics during the Cryogenian interglaciation: Insights from mercury isotopes

L Wang, Y Liu, C Yang, H Huang, M Hou… - Palaeogeography …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Cryogenian interglaciation (ca. 660 Ma to 650 Ma) was an interlude between
the Sturtian glaciation (ca. 717 Ma to 660 Ma) and Marinoan glaciation (ca. 650 Ma to 635 …

Enrichment of mercury in the Lower Cambrian sedimentary successions by submarine hydrothermal venting

K Zhao, G Zhu, X Meng, H Yan, T Li, P Wang - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although extremely high Hg contents are known in the Lower Cambrian sedimentary
successions, the extent and spatial–temporal distribution of sedimentary Hg anomalies in …

Cryogenian interglacial greenhouse driven by enhanced volcanism: Evidence from mercury records

T Zhou, X Pan, R Sun, C Deng, J Shen… - Earth and Planetary …, 2021 - Elsevier
An ice-free greenhouse interval (ca. 660∼ 650 Ma) occurred between the global Sturtian
(ca. 717 Ma∼ 660 Ma) and Marinoan glaciation (ca. 650 Ma∼ 635 Ma) during the …

Mercury in marine Ordovician/Silurian boundary sections of South China is sulfide-hosted and non-volcanic in origin

J Shen, TJ Algeo, J Chen, NJ Planavsky, Q Feng… - Earth and Planetary …, 2019 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) enrichment in stratigraphic successions is now widely used as a proxy for
volcanic inputs, often for the purpose of documenting a relationship between large igneous …

Mercury isotope evidence for a non-volcanic origin of Hg spikes at the Ordovician-Silurian boundary, South China

J Shen, TJ Algeo, Q Feng - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
Ordovician-Silurian transition (OST) sections of South China contain extremely high mercury
(Hg) concentrations (> 1000 ppb) of uncertain provenance. The main hypotheses …

A 16.2-kyr lacustrine sediment record of mercury deposition in Dahu Swamp, eastern Nanling Mountains, southern China: analysis of implications for climatic changes

X Wang, W Zhong, T Li, M Quan, B Wang, Z Wei - Quaternary International, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract This study provides a 16.2-kyr record of mercury (Hg) deposition derived from a
lacustrine sedimentary sequence in Dahu Swamp, eastern Nanling Mountains. Results …

Anomalously high enrichment of mercury in early Cambrian black shales in South China

G Zhu, K Zhao, T Li, Z Zhang, S Tang… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2021 - Elsevier
The widespread lower Cambrian black shales reflect a significant anoxic event during a
global transgression, recording synergistic changes in the marine environment and …

Mercury anomalies across the Cryogenian-Ediacaran boundary in South China

X Wang, PA Cawood, SE Grasby, G Sun, L Zhao… - Precambrian …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Cryogenian-Ediacaran transition represents a pivotal geological period in the
evolution of global climate, ocean chemistry, and early organisms. The transition is …

Asynchronous variations of mercury accumulation since the last deglaciation in the eastern and western Nanling mountains in South China

X Wang, W Zhong, M Quan, T Li, D Lin… - Quaternary Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
There are differences in the response of long-term mercury (Hg) deposition to climate
change, so it is necessary to clarify the influencing factors of Hg deposition in different …