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Transient surface ocean oxygenation recorded in the ∼2.66-Ga Jeerinah Formation, Australia

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Koehler, Matthew C., Buick, Roger, Kipp, Michael A., Stüeken, Eva E., Zaloumis, Jonathan·2018·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Significance: Understanding how and when Earth’s surface became oxygenated is essential for understanding its biogeochemical evolution. Incipient oxygenation of Earth’s surface environments before the Great Oxidation Event (GOE; ∼2.4 Ga) has been well-documented, but the nature of these redox changes, whether protracted or transient, is poorly understood. We present nitrogen isotope ratios, selenium abundances, and selenium isotope ratios from the Jeerinah Formation (∼2.66 Ga; Fortescue Group, Western Australia) that represent ( i ) high-resolution evidence of transient surface ocean oxygenation ∼260 My before the GOE, ( ii ) a possible muted pulse of oxidative continental weathering, and ( iii ) the oldest firm evidence for nitrification and denitrification metabolisms. These results, in concert with previous studies, highlight the variability in mechanisms and magnitudes of Neoarchean oxygen fluctuations.

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Authors
Koehler, M. C., Buick, R., Kipp, M. A., Stüeken, E. E., & Zaloumis, J.
Affiliations
  • NASA Astrobiology Institute (US)
  • University of St Andrews (GB)
  • Department of Earth & Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1310;
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2018-07-09
Volume
115
Issue
30
Pages
7711-7716
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
OpenAlex
W2838720579
Cited by
72
References
75
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FWCI
5.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • St Andrews Research Repository (St Andrews Research Repository) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NNX16AI37G)
  • National Science Foundation (338810)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geochemistry and Petrology › Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
Keywords
Great Oxidation Event, Fortescue Group, Neoarchean, nitrogen isotopes, selenium isotopes, nitrification, denitrification
MeSH terms
Australia, Models, Chemical, Nitrogen Isotopes, Oceans and Seas, Oxidation-Reduction, Oxygen

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