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Coupling of the sedimentary sulfur and carbon cycles; an improved model

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Garrels, R. M., Lerman, A.·1984·American Journal of Science

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A model of the geochemical cycles of sulfur and carbon during Phanerozoic time makes it possible to compute the masses of the major sedimentary reservoirs, their fluxes in and out of the ocean, and their isotopic compositions both forward and backward in time. An important conclusion of the model, despite these caveats, is that the exogenic geochemical cycles of carbon and sulfur can be, to a reasonable good first approximation, treated as a closed system. The dominant redox system of the exogenic cycle is the complementary sulfide-sulfate-carbonate-organic carbon relation.\--Modified journal abstract.

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  1. Garrels, R. M., and Lerman, A., 1981, Phanerozoic cycles of sedimentary carbon and sulfur: Natl. Acad. Sci. Proc., v. 78, p. 4652-4656.
  2. Garrels, R. M., and Perry, E. A., 1974, Cycling of carbon, sulfur, and oxygen through geologic time, in Goldberg, E., ed., The Sea: New York, John Wiley & Sons, p. 303-336.
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Authors
Garrels, R. M., & Lerman, A.
Affiliations
University of South Florida (US)
Venue
American Journal of Science
Published
1984-11-01
Volume
284
Issue
9
Pages
989-1007
ISSN
0002-9599 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1977126382
Cited by
228
References
0
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FWCI
6.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
American Journal of Science (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 › Geophysics › Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Keywords
sedimentary reservoirs, sulfur isotopes, carbon isotopes, redox systems

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