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The 18 O/ 16 O Ratio of 2-Billion-Year-Old Seawater Inferred from Ancient Oceanic Crust

Holmden, C., Muehlenbachs, K.·1993·Science

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An oxygen isotope profile of the 2-billion-year-old Purtuniq ophiolite overlaps with similar profiles of younger ophiolites and the modern oceanic crust. This overlap implies (i) that there was a similar style of seawater—ocean crust interaction during the past 2 billion years; (ii) that the oxygen isotope composition of early Proterozoic seawater was similar to the modern value; (iii) that early Proterozoic sea-floor spreading rates were similar to, or greater than, average modern rates; and (iv) that early Proterozoic carbonate rocks and cherts with low 18 O/ 16 O ratios do not reflect global-scale 18 O depletion of early Proterozoic oceans.

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  • Measurements find ancient δ18Oseawater ~0‰ in 2-Ga-old ophiolites, 3.8-Ga-old serpentine minerals, Archean pillow basalts, and kerogens in Archean cherts.

    “However, measurements find ancient δ18Oseawater ~0‰ (Vienna standard mean ocean water) in 2-Ga-old ophiolites (232), 3.8-Ga-old serpentine minerals (185), Archean pillow basalts (233), and kerogens in Archean cherts (234).”

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Authors
Holmden, C., & Muehlenbachs, K.
Affiliations
University of Alberta (CA)
Venue
Science
Published
1993-03-19
Volume
259
Issue
5102
Pages
1733-1736
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W1968815179
Cited by
77
References
30
Citations by year
2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 4 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 2
FWCI
2.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
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
oxygen isotopes, seawater, Proterozoic, oceanic crust, carbonate rocks, chert, paleoceanography

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