Claypool continued: Extending the isotopic record of sedimentary sulfate

PW Crockford, M Kunzmann, A Bekker, J Hayles… - Chemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Proterozoic Eon spans Earth's middle age during which many important
transitions occurred. These transitions include the oxygenation of the atmosphere …

Lost world of complex life and the late rise of the eukaryotic crown

JJ Brocks, BJ Nettersheim, P Adam, P Schaeffer… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Eukaryotic life appears to have flourished surprisingly late in the history of our planet. This
view is based on the low diversity of diagnostic eukaryotic fossils in marine sediments of mid …

Introduction to the special issue challenges for mineral exploration in the 21st century: Targeting mineral deposits under cover

I Gonzalez-Alvarez, MA Goncalves, EJM Carranza - Ore Geology Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
The global demand for mineral resources has dramatically increased in the last 50 years.
The challenge to keep pace with this demand is the driving force for innovation, and also …

A template for an improved rock-based subdivision of the pre-Cryogenian timescale

GA Shields, RA Strachan, SM Porter… - Journal of the …, 2022 - lyellcollection.org
The geological timescale before 720 Ma uses rounded absolute ages rather than specific
events recorded in rocks to subdivide time. This has led increasingly to mismatches between …

[HTML][HTML] Carbonate replacement as the principal ore formation process in the Proterozoic McArthur River (HYC) sediment-hosted Zn-Pb deposit, Australia

SC Spinks, MA Pearce, W Liu… - Economic …, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The McArthur River (HYC) Zn-Pb-Ag deposit in the Carpentaria Zn belt, northern
Australia, is one of the world's largest and most studied sediment-hosted base metal …

Realistic permeability distributions in faults and sediments: The key to predicting fluid flow in sedimentary basins

HA Sheldon, V Crombez, T Poulet, U Kelka… - Basin …, 2023 - earthdoc.org
The permeability of faults and their sedimentary host rocks is a critical input for models of
fluid flow in sedimentary basins. Permeability of sedimentary rocks can vary by orders of …

Light-Element Stable Isotope Studies of the Clastic-Dominated Lead–Zinc Mineral Systems of Northern Australia and the North American Cordillera: Implications for …

N Williams - Isotopes in Economic Geology, Metallogenesis and …, 2023 - Springer
Clastic-dominated lead–zinc (CD Pb–Zn) deposits are an important source of the world's Pb
and Zn supply. Their genesis is contentious due to uncertainties regarding the time of ore …

New insights on the Orosirian carbon cycle, early Cyanobacteria, and the assembly of Laurentia from the Paleoproterozoic Belcher Group

MSW Hodgskiss, OMJ Dagnaud, JL Frost… - Earth and Planetary …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Orosirian Period (2050–1800 Ma) of the Paleoproterozoic Era represents an
interval between the Great Oxidation Event and Lomagundi-Jatuli Excursion, and the …

[HTML][HTML] Tracing metal sources for the giant McArthur River Zn-Pb deposit (Australia) using lead isotopes

J Gigon, E Deloule, J Mercadier, DL Huston… - …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Giant hydrothermal ore deposits form where fluids carrying massive amounts of metals
scavenged from source rocks or magmas encounter conditions favorable for their localized …

[HTML][HTML] Comparisons of the Paleo-Mesoproterozoic large igneous provinces and black shales in the North China and North Australian cratons

SH Zhang, RE Ernst, TJ Munson, J Pei, G Hu… - Fundamental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Comparisons of large igneous provinces (LIPs) and black shales from different cratons can
provide important constraints on Precambrian paleogeographic reconstructions and a better …