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“This is the value expected in Precambrian seawater prior to the evolution of silicasecreting organisms [Siever, 1992] and is at the upper limit of weathering fluids found on contemporary Earth, which have silica concentrations ranging from 2 to 60 ppm, depending on rock type [Garr½ls and MacKenzie, 1971, p.160].”
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“Similar to Fe(II), the Archaean ocean had significantly elevated concentrations of dissolved silica, at least as high as at saturation with cristobalite (0.67 mM at 40 o C in seawater), between 0.5 and 1.5 mM for Fe(III)-Si gels, depending on the Fe/Si ratio, or as high as 2.20 mM for amorphous silica (Siever, 1992; Maliva et al., 2005; Konhauser et al., 2007a; Zheng et al., 2016).”
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“Abiogenic cherts are predominantly formed in the Precambrian due to high marine silica concentrations in the absence of a biological sink (Siever, 1992;Maliva et al., 2005).”
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“High concentrations of these ions within sediment pore-waters may also have been favoured by their elevated concentrations in the Precambrian seawater, owing in part, to the lack of significant biomineral sinks (e.g. Maliva et al., 1989; 2005; Siever, 1992; Porter & Knoll, 2000; Shields, 2002; Perry & Lefticariu, 2003).”
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“…the concentration of silica in the oceans was much higher than today (Konhauser, Jones, Reysenbach, & Renaut, 2003; Maliva, Knoll, & Simonson, 2005; Siever, 1992), which is attested by ubiquitous sedimentary chert deposits in Archean greenstone belts (Nijman, De Bruijne, & Valkering, 1998; Van den…”
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Tosca, N. J., Jiang, C. Z., Rasmussen, B., & Muhling, J. R. (2019) · Free Radical Biology and Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2019.05.005 · Cited by 71
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“Archean seawater was likely near saturation with respect to amorphous silica (Siever, 1992) and silica solubility would have decreased with water depth; silica is signifi cantly less soluble at lower temperatures (Siever, 1962) and is not particularly sensitive to pressure (Willey, 1974).”
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“But given that ambient seawater in the Precambrian had a high silica content (e.g., Siever, 1992), hence in settings distal from hydrothermal vents—like that for the Yuanjiacun BIF—a local seawater source for the silica is also possible.”
BackgroundA seawater throttle on H 2 production in Precambrian serpentinizing systems
Tutolo, B. M., Seyfried, W. E., & Tosca, N. J. (2020) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1921042117 · Cited by 64
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Kurzweil, F., Wille, M., Schoenberg, R., Taubald, H., & Van Kranendonk, M. J. (2015) · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta · doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.05.009 · Cited by 57
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“…demonstrates that at the time that the eukaryote supergroups were originating and diversifying (Parfrey et al., 2011) oceanic silicic acid concentrations were high enough to allow autopolymerization into silica (Iler, 1979; Maliva et al., 1989, 2005; Siever, 1992; Grenne and Slack, 2003).”
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“The Si-rich layers in BIFs originated from the chemical precipitation of amorphous silica since Precambrian oceans were quite likely enriched in Si up to 2.2 mM (Siever, 1992; Konhauser et al., 2007b).”
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“This argues for a transition from ocean DSi concentrations in the region of 1000 μM in the Cretaceous to 100 μM in the late Cenozoic due to the expansion of the diatoms (e.g. Siever, 1992).”
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Geologic and Geochemical Constraints on Earth's Early Atmosphere
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“The δSi value of Archean seawater was probably higher than that of hydrothermal fluids, due to the fact that the seawater δSi value is likely controlled during the Archean by the fraction of Si lost during silicification of the oceanic crust (with a negative δSi value) (André et al., 2006; Robert and Chaussidon, 2006;…”
BackgroundLiu, A., McMahon, S., Matthews, J. J., Still, J. W., & Brasier, M. (2019) · Geology · doi:10.1130/g45918.1 · Cited by 52
“The 66 silicification hypothesis implies that silica was concentrated enough in the Ediacaran oceans 67 to precipitate very near the seafloor in subtidal settings, despite known Ediacaran subtidal 68 cherts generally being not primary but replacive after carbonate, and abundant subtidal cherts 69 and silicilytes appea…”
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Modern arsenotrophic microbial mats provide an analogue for life in the anoxic Archean
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“022 with high relevance for the evaluation of geochemical and biogeochemical element cycles and global climate changes (Wollast and MacKenzie, 1983; Sparks and Suarez, 1991; Siever, 1992; Berner, 1995; Exley, 1998; Kump et al., 2000; Treguer and Pondaven, 2000; Conley, 2002).”
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“Precambrian oceans, however, differ from modern oceans in the following aspects (Siever, 1992).”
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The triple oxygen isotope composition of Precambrian chert
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Experimental evidence supports early silica cementation of the Ediacara Biota
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Mineral self-organization on a lifeless planet
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“The increased silica input into the early oceans [204] caused a global silicification of the Early Archean seafloor, as evidenced by abundant chert and underlying strongly silicified volcanic rocks in the Barberton Greenstone Belt (e.”
BackgroundProterozoic microbial mats and their constraints on environments of silicification
Manning‐Berg, A., & Kah, L. C. (2017) · Geobiology · doi:10.1111/gbi.12238 · Cited by 44
Stiegler, M. T., Lowe, D. R., & Byerly, G. R. (2010) · Journal of Petrology · doi:10.1093/petrology/egq008 · Cited by 43
“Silicification is nearly ubiquitous in Archean sequences and it is thought that Archean waters contained excess silica because of the absence of silica-secreting organisms (Siever, 1992).”
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Zakharov, D., Marin‐Carbonne, J., Alléon, J., & Bindeman, I. N. (2021) · Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry · doi:10.2138/rmg.2021.86.10 · Cited by 43
“1957), similar that of modern oceans (Siever 1992).”
BackgroundInfluentialSilicic acid: The omniscient molecule
Exley, C., Guerriero, G., & López, X. (2019) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.197 · Cited by 42
“Since silicic acid in an under-saturated solution has neither inorganic (with one exception discussed below) nor organic chemistry, it simply equilibrates according to its least soluble salt which, in the natural environment, is amorphous silica (Siever, 1992).”
BackgroundMicrofacies and origin of some Archean cherts (Pilbara, Australia)
Orberger, B., Rouchon, V., Westall, F., de Vries, S. T., Pinti, D. L., Wagner, C., Wirth, R., & HASHIZUME, K. (2006) · Geological Society of America eBooks · doi:10.1130/2006.2405(08 · Cited by 42
Sedimentology of the ∼3.3 Ga upper Mendon Formation, Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa
Trower, E. J., & Lowe, D. R. (2016) · Precambrian Research · doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2016.06.003 · Cited by 42
“, 2015), which is consistent with previous hypotheses (Siever, 1992; Maliva et al., 2005).”
BackgroundResultA new model for silicification of cyanobacteria in Proterozoic tidal flats
Moore, K. R., Gong, J., Pajusalu, M., Skoog, E. J., Xu, M., Soto, T. F., Sojo, V., Matreux, T., Baldes, M. J., Braun, D., et al. (2021) · Geobiology · doi:10.1111/gbi.12447 · Cited by 40
“Most estimates suggest values of ~60 ppm 40 silica or less (Siever, 1992; Maliva et al., 2005; Knoll, 2008; Conley et al., 2017), concentrations 41 that are elevated compared to modern seawater but below amorphous silica saturation (120 ppm; 42 Iler, 1979).”
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Using modern ferruginous habitats to interpret Precambrian banded iron formation deposition
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“Indeed, silica concentrations are assumed to have been high in the Precambrian oceans, reaching concentrations of at least 0.67 mM (supersaturation with respect to crystobalite) and possibly as high as 2.2 mM (Siever 1992; Maliva et al. 2005; Konhauser et al. 2007) (Table 1).”
BackgroundInfluentialBiofilms as agents of Ediacara-style fossilization
Slagter, S., Hao, W., Planavsky, N. J., Konhauser, K. O., & Tarhan, L. G. (2022) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-022-12473-1 · Cited by 39
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“8 Ga contained high concentrations of both Fe and Si (Holland, 1973; Siever, 1992; Maliva et al., 2005).”
BackgroundControls on silica enrichment of lower cambrian organic-rich shale deposits
Gao, P., He, Z., Lash, G. G., Zhou, Q., & Xiao, X. (2021) · Marine and Petroleum Geology · doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2021.105126 · Cited by 37
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“In addition, Fe/Mn oxides, ion formations, and cherts are also used as seawater REE archives as REEs can be adsorbed onto these sediments without significant fractionation (Bau and Dulski, 1996; Derry and Jacobsen, 1990; Maliva et al., 2005; Planavsky et al., 2010; Siever, 1992; Shields and Stille, 2001).”
Ferric iron triggers greenalite formation in simulated Archean seawater
Hinz, I. L., Nims, C., Theuer, S., Templeton, A. S., & Johnson, J. E. (2021) · Geology · doi:10.1130/g48495.1 · Cited by 35
“Geological observations suggest that dissolved silica was near or at saturation with amorphous silica (∼1.9 mM) in the Archean ocean (Siever, 1992; Maliva et al., 2005; Stefurak et al., 2015).”
BackgroundInfluentialRole of Microorganisms in Banded Iron Formations
Köhler, I., Konhauser, K. O., & Kappler, A. A. (2010) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-90-481-9204-5_14 · Cited by 35
“…that the layering is due to seasonal stratification or yearly climate cycles (Morris 1993), in which periodic upwelling or hydrothermal pulsation of Fe(II)-rich waters was punctuated by seasonal evaporation of silica (Holland 1973; Garrels 1987; Jacobsen and Pimental-Klose 1988; Siever 1992).”
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Microbial processes during deposition and diagenesis of Banded Iron Formations
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Marine siliceous ecosystem decline led to sustained anomalous Early Triassic warmth
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“Dissolved silicate concentrations in the ocean during the Precambrian may have been as high as several 1,000 mM (Siever, 1992).”
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No evidence of supracrustal recycling in Si-O isotopes of Earth’s oldest rocks 4 Ga ago
Zhang, Q., Zhao, L., Zhou, D., Nutman, A. P., Mitchell, R. N., Liu, Y., Li, Q., Yu, H., Fan, B., Spencer, C. J., et al. (2023) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.adf0693 · Cited by 32
“4 Ga (12), the lack of large-scale skeletal biosilicification on early Earth suggests that the concentration of dissolved Si in Archean seawater was at least one order of magnitude higher than in Phanerozoic oceans (13, 14).”
BackgroundReddy, T. R., Zheng, X.-Y., Roden, E. E., Beard, B. L., & Johnson, C. M. (2016) · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta · doi:10.1016/j.gca.2016.06.035 · Cited by 32
“Archean seawater is generally considered to have been anoxic, high in dissolved Si (Siever, 1992; Maliva et al., 2005), and low in sulfate contents, 6200 lM (Habicht et al.”
BackgroundInfluentialAuthigenic Formation of Clay Minerals in the Abyssal North Pacific
Steiner, Z., Rae, J. W. B., Berelson, W. M., Adkins, J. F., Hou, Y., Dong, S., Lampronti, G. I., Liu, X., Achterberg, E. P., Subhas, A. V., et al. (2022) · Global Biogeochemical Cycles · doi:10.1029/2021gb007270 · Cited by 31
“However, recent work has highlighted the key role that authigenic clay formation may play in the major ion balance of the ocean over Earth's history (Baronas et al., 2017; Bernhardt et al., 2020; Dunlea et al., 2017; Ehlert et al., 2016; Hazen et al., 2013; Isson & Planavsky, 2018; Isson et al., 2020; Li et al., 2021;…”
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“…the silca cycle and the formation of cherts are essentially controlled by iological activity; during the Archean, however, the absence of keleton-forming organisms allowed only inorganic silica precipiation (e.g. Siever, 1992; Treguer et al., 1995; Perry and Lefticariu, 003; Maliva et al., 2005).”
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Formation and Geochemistry of Precambrian Cherts
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Ancient Fossil Record and Early Evolution (ca. 3.8 to 0.5 Ga)
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Sedimentology and geochemistry of Archean silica granules
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“…Archean time was much less than on modern Earth (Cawood et al., 2012; Dhuime et al., 2012), Archean oceans had abundant silica sources in the form of weathering and alteration of mafi c and ultramafi c rocks (Siever, 1992); mass balance requires that abundant sinks must also have been present.”
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Nanoscale Anatomy of Iron‐Silica Self‐Organized Membranes: Implications for Prebiotic Chemistry
Kotopoulou, E., López‐Haro, M., Calvino, J. J., & García-Ruiz, J. M. (2020) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.202012059 · Cited by 26
Reverse weathering may amplify post-Snowball atmospheric carbon dioxide levels
Li, F., Penman, D. E., Planavsky, N. J., Knudsen, A. C., Zhao, M., Wang, X., Isson, T. T., Huang, K., Wei, G., Zhang, S., et al. (2021) · Precambrian Research · doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2021.106279 · Cited by 27
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Sugitani, K., Yamamoto, K., Wada, H., Binu-Lal, S. S., & Yoneshige, M. (2002) · Sedimentary Geology · doi:10.1016/s0037-0738(01)00230-5 · Cited by 27
“The silica concentrations could have been close to or at saturation level with respect to amorphous silica in the Archean seawater, due to rapid weathering of continents caused by high atmospheric CO2, and high hydrothermal influx to seawater (Siever, 1992).”
Lechte, M. A., & Wallace, M. W. (2015) · Sedimentary Geology · doi:10.1016/j.sedgeo.2015.09.014 · Cited by 28
“, 2003) and in the Neoproterozoic (Siever, 1992).”
Coupled carbon and silica cycle perturbations during the Marinoan snowball Earth deglaciation
Penman, D. E., & Rooney, A. D. (2019) · Geology · doi:10.1130/g45812.1 · Cited by 27
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“…(i) the lack of biological sinks for silica, leading to higher concentrations of dissolved silica in seawater (e.g. Knoll 1985; Maliva et al. 1989; Siever 1992) and (ii) the absence of vertical bioturbation, causing higher concentrations of silica ions within very shallow depths of the sediments…”
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Micronutrient availability in Precambrian oceans controlled by greenalite formation
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Mineralogy and diagenesis of 3.24Ga meteorite impact spherules
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“…that is, sediments (often volcanoclastic) that have been post-depositionally silicified by pervasive hydrothermal or diagenetic fluids [deWit et al., 1982;Paris et al., 1985; Sugitani, 1992; Kato and Nakamura, 2003; Hofmann, 2005; Orberger et al., 2006c; see also Perry and Lefticariu, 2003].”
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Greenalite Nanoparticles in Alkaline Vent Plumes as Templates for the Origin of Life
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Geochemical Scenarios for the Precipitation of Biomimetic Inorganic Carbonates
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Metadata
- Authors
- Siever, R.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Siever, Raymond
- Venue
- Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1992-08
- Volume
- 56
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 3265-3272
- ISSN
- 0016-7037 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1992933657
- Cited by
- 456
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
- 2026: 19 · 2025: 42 · 2024: 36 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 31 · 2021: 28 · 2020: 31 · 2019: 25 · 2018: 18 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 20 · 2015: 28 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 13 · 2012: 11
- FWCI
- 0.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geochemistry and Petrology › Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geochemistry and Petrology › Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Keywords
- silica cycling, Precambrian, Neoproterozoic, dissolved silica, clay minerals, zeolites, pore water, hydrothermal input, weathering, tectonism, silica solubility
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