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Late Archean euxinic conditions before the rise of atmospheric oxygen

Scott, Clinton T., Bekker, Andrey, Reinhard, Christopher T., Schnetger, Bernhard, Krapež, Bryan, Rumble, Douglas, Lyons, Timothy W.·2011·Geology

DOI 10.1130/g31571.1

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Life on Earth is thought to have coevolved with the chemistry of the oceans and atmosphere, and the shift from an anoxic to an oxic world across the Archean-Proterozoic boundary represents a fundamental step in this process. In order to understand the relative influence of biological and geological factors on this transition, we must constrain key variables in seawater chemistry before the Great Oxidation Event (ca. 2500 Ma). We present a multi-element (C-S-Fe-Mo) biogeochemical study of ca. 2662 Ma shales from the Hamersley Province in Western Australia. Our data reveal a sustained episode of Fe-limited pyrite formation under an anoxic and sulfidic (euxinic) water column. This is the oldest known occurrence of euxinia in Earth’s history and challenges the paradigm of persistently Fe-rich Archean oceans. Bulk trace metal chemistry and preservation of strong mass-independent S isotope fractionations in sedimentary pyrites indicate that ocean euxinia was possible prior to oxidative weathering, suggesting that sulfidic waters may have been common throughout the Archean Eon. C-S-Fe systematics suggest that oxygenic photosynthesis was the primary source of organic carbon in the basin, and the absence of Mo enrichments highlights a potential link between inefficient nitrogen fixation and the delayed arrival of the Great Oxidation Event.

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Authors: Scott, C. T., Bekker, A., Reinhard, C. T., Schnetger, B., Krapež, B., Rumble, D., & Lyons, T. W.
Affiliations: University of California, Riverside (US)
University of Manitoba (CA)
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg (DE)
Curtin University (AU)
Corresponding author: Scott, Clinton T.
ORCID: Scott, Clinton T.
Bekker, Andrey
Reinhard, Christopher T.
Schnetger, Bernhard
Krapež, Bryan
Lyons, Timothy W.
Venue: Geology
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 2011-02
Volume: 39
Issue: 2
Pages: 119-122
ISSN: 0091-7613 (ISSN-L)
1943-2682
DOI: 10.1130/g31571.1
OpenAlex: W2069391178
Cited by: 109
References: 33
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 13
FWCI: 9.74
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Geology (publishedVersion)
eSpace (Curtin University) (submittedVersion)
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 › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Origins and Evolution of Life
Keywords: Great Oxidation Event, Archean-Proterozoic boundary, molybdenum, nitrogen fixation, oxygenic photosynthesis, oxidative weathering

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