Biomarkers from Huronian oil-bearing fluid inclusions: An uncontaminated record of life before the Great Oxidation Event
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Research Article| June 01, 2006 Biomarkers from Huronian oil-bearing fluid inclusions: An uncontaminated record of life before the Great Oxidation Event Adriana Dutkiewicz; Adriana Dutkiewicz 1School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Herbert Volk; Herbert Volk 2 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organisation (CSIRO) Petroleum, P.O. Box 136, North Ryde, NSW 1670, Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Simon C. George; Simon C. George 2 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organisation (CSIRO) Petroleum, P.O. Box 136, North Ryde, NSW 1670, Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar John Ridley; John Ridley 3Department of Geosciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1482, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Roger Buick Roger Buick 4Department of Earth and Space Sciences & Astrobiology Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1310, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Adriana Dutkiewicz 1School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia Herbert Volk 2 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organisation (CSIRO) Petroleum, P.O. Box 136, North Ryde, NSW 1670, Australia Simon C. George 2 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organisation (CSIRO) Petroleum, P.O. Box 136, North Ryde, NSW 1670, Australia John Ridley 3Department of Geosciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1482, USA Roger Buick 4Department of Earth and Space Sciences & Astrobiology Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1310, USA Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 25 Oct 2005 Revision Received: 16 Jan 2006 Accepted: 19 Jan 2006 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 The Geological Society of America, Inc. Geology (2006) 34 (6): 437–440. https://doi.org/10.1130/G22360.1 Article history Received: 25 Oct 2005 Revision Received: 16 Jan 2006 Accepted: 19 Jan 2006 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Adriana Dutkiewicz, Herbert Volk, Simon C. George, John Ridley, Roger Buick; Biomarkers from Huronian oil-bearing fluid inclusions: An uncontaminated record of life before the Great Oxidation Event. Geology 2006;; 34 (6): 437–440. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G22360.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract We report detailed molecular geochemistry of oil-bearing fluid inclusions from a ca. 2.45 Ga fluvial metaconglomerate of the Matinenda Formation at Elliot Lake, Canada. The oil, most likely derived from the conformably overlying McKim Formation, was trapped in quartz and feldspar during diagenesis and early metamorphism of the host rock, probably before ca. 2.2 Ga. The presence of abundant biomarkers for cyanobacteria and eukaryotes derived from and trapped in rocks deposited before the Great Oxidation Event is consistent with an earlier evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis than previously thought and suggests that some aquatic settings had become sufficiently oxygenated for sterol biosynthesis by this time. It also implies that eukaryotes survived several extreme climatic events, including the Paleoproterozoic "snowball Earth" glaciations. The extraction of biomarker molecules from Paleoproterozoic oil-bearing fluid inclusions thus establishes a new method, using low detection limits and system blank levels, to trace evolution of life through Earth's early history that avoids the potential contamination problems affecting shale-hosted hydrocarbons. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
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Extractable acyclic isoprenoids and a homologous series of n-alkanes (C10-23+) were below detection limits or cumulative laboratory blank concentrations in the AIDP samples.
“Moreover, extractable acyclic isoprenoids and a homologous series of extractable n-alkanes (C 10-23+ ), both of which were prominent in previous Archean biomarker studies (1-3, 5, 7, 22, 23), were also below detection limits or cumulative laboratory blank concentrations in the AIDP samples.”
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According to H/C ratios and other thermal history indicators, the metamorphic grades of AIDP-2 and AIDP-3 are similar to or lower than those of rocks from which biomarkers were previously reported.
“According to currently available H/C ratios and other indicators of thermal history, the metamorphic grades of AIDP-2 and AIDP-3 are similar to (1-4, 6, 7, 15, 21, 26) or lower than (5,22,23) the metamorphic grades of the rocks from which biomarkers have been previously reported.”
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- Authors
- Dutkiewicz, A., Volk, H., George, S. C., Ridley, J., & Buick, R.
- Affiliations
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (AU)
- Colorado State University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Venue
- Geology
- Publisher
- Geological Society of America
- Published
- 2006
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 437
- ISSN
- 0091-7613 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2163585718
- Cited by
- 114
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
- 2025: 6 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 10
- FWCI
- 11.51
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Geology (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Australian Academy of Science
- University of Sydney
- Australian Research Council
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Origins and Evolution of Life
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanics of Materials › Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Keywords
- Huronian Supergroup, fluid inclusions, biomarkers, Great Oxidation Event, early life, Precambrian, source rocks, carbon isotope fractionation, lipid biomarkers
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