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Evolution of Early Earth's Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, and Biosphere - Constraints from Ore Deposits
Editor(s)
Geological Society of America
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Geological Society of America
ISBN print:
9780813711980
Publication date:
January 01, 2006
Evolution of Early Earth's Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, and Biosphere - Constraints from Ore Deposits
Editor(s): Stephen E. Kesler, Hiroshi Ohmoto
https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM198
ISBN (print): 9780813711980
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 2006
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Table of Contents
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PrefaceAuthor(s)
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The onset and early evolution of lifeAuthor(s)Michael J. Russell;Michael J. Russell1Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, Rankine Avenue, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 0QF, Scotland, and Géosciences, LGGA, Université de Grenoble 1, 1381, rue de la Piscine, 38400 St. Martin d'Heres, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Allan J. HallAllan J. Hall2Department of Archaeology, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ, ScotlandSearch for other works by this author on:
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Early life signatures in sulfur and carbon isotopes from Isua, Barberton, Wabigoon (Steep Rock), and Belingwe Greenstone Belts (3.8 to 2.7 Ga)Author(s)N.V. Grassineau;N.V. Grassineau1Department of Geology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UKSearch for other works by this author on:P. Abell;P. Abell2Department of Chemistry, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, USASearch for other works by this author on:P.W.U. Appel;P.W.U. Appel3Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Oester Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:D. Lowry;D. Lowry4Department of Geology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UKSearch for other works by this author on:E.G. NisbetE.G. Nisbet4Department of Geology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Fingerprinting the metal endowment of early continental crust to test for secular changes in global mineralizationAuthor(s)Christien Thiart;Christien Thiart1Africa Earth Observatory Network (AEON) and Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Maarten J. de WitMaarten J. de Wit2Africa Earth Observatory Network (AEON) and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Discovery of the oldest oxic granitoids in the Kaapvaal Craton and its implications for the redox evolution of early EarthAuthor(s)Shunso Ishihara;Shunso Ishihara1Geological Survey of Japan, Tsukuba, 305-8567, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Hiroshi Ohmoto;Hiroshi Ohmoto2Penn State Astrobiology Research Center of the NASA Astrobiology Institute and the Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USASearch for other works by this author on:Carl R. Anhaeusser;Carl R. Anhaeusser3Economic Geology Research Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Akira Imai;Akira Imai4Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8581, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Laurence J. RobbLaurence J. Robb5Economic Geology Research Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Secular variations of N-isotopes in terrestrial reservoirs and ore depositsAuthor(s)R. Kerrich;R. Kerrich1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon S7N 5E2, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Y. Jia;Y. Jia2CSIRO Exploration and Mining, School of Geosciences, Monash University, P.O. Box 28, Victoria 3800, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:C. Manikyamba;C. Manikyamba3National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad 500 007, IndiaSearch for other works by this author on:S.M. NaqviS.M. Naqvi3National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad 500 007, IndiaSearch for other works by this author on:
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The sedimentary setting of Witwatersrand placer mineral deposits in an Archean atmosphereAuthor(s)Wyatt Ernest Lawrence MinterWyatt Ernest Lawrence Minter1Department of Geosciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Witwatersrand gold-pyrite-uraninite deposits do not support a reducing Archean atmosphereAuthor(s)Jonathan Law;Jonathan Law1CSIRO c/- 6 Genoa Court, Mount Waverley, 3149, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:Neil PhillipsNeil Phillips2School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne c/- P.O. Box 3, Central Park, 3145, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Evidence from sulfur isotope and trace elements in pyrites for their multiple post-depositional processes in uranium ores at the Stanleigh Mine, Elliot Lake, Ontario, CanadaAuthor(s)Kosei E. Yamaguchi;Kosei E. Yamaguchi1Institute for Research on Earth Evolution (IFREE), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), 2-15 Natsushima, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 237-0061, Japan, and NASA Astrobiology InstituteSearch for other works by this author on:Hiroshi OhmotoHiroshi Ohmoto2Penn State Astrobiology Research Center of the NASA Astrobiology Institute and the Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Time constraint for the occurrence of uranium deposits and natural nuclear fission reactors in the Paleoproterozoic Franceville Basin (Gabon)Author(s)F. Gauthier-LafayeF. Gauthier-Lafaye1Centre de géochimie de la surface (CGS), UMR 7517, 1 rue Blessig, 67084 Strasbourg Cedex, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:
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Proterozoic sedimentary exhalative (SEDEX) deposits and links to evolving global ocean chemistryAuthor(s)Timothy W. Lyons;Timothy W. Lyons1Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USASearch for other works by this author on:Anne M. Gellatly;Anne M. Gellatly1Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USASearch for other works by this author on:Peter J. McGoldrick;Peter J. McGoldrick2CODES, ARC Centre of Excellence in Ore Deposits, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7001, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:Linda C. KahLinda C. Kah3Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Precambrian Mississippi Valley–type deposits: Relation to changes in composition of the hydrosphere and atmosphereAuthor(s)Stephen E. Kesler;Stephen E. Kesler1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USASearch for other works by this author on:Martin H. ReichMartin H. Reich1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Superheavy S isotopes from glacier-associated sediments of the Neoproterozoic of south China: Oceanic anoxia or sulfate limitation?Author(s)Liu Tie-bing;Liu Tie-bing1Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. O. Box 634, Beijing 100029, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:J. Barry Maynard;J. Barry Maynard2Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, P. O. Box 210013, Cincinnati Ohio 45221, USASearch for other works by this author on:John AltenJohn Alten3Department of Geology, Miami University, 114 Shideler Hall, Oxford, Ohio 45056, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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An evaluation of diagenetic recycling as a source of iron for banded iron formationsAuthor(s)R. RaiswellR. Raiswell1School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Microbial mediation of iron mobilization and deposition in iron formations since the early PrecambrianAuthor(s)D. Ann BrownD. Ann Brown1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Oxygen isotope composition of hematite and genesis of high-grade BIF-hosted iron oresAuthor(s)J. Gutzmer;J. Gutzmer1Paleoproterozoic Mineralization Research Group, Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:J. Mukhopadhyay;J. Mukhopadhyay2Paleoproterozoic Mineralization Research Group, Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa, and Department of Geology, Presidency College, 86/1 College Street, Calcutta, India, 700073Search for other works by this author on:N.J. Beukes;N.J. Beukes3Paleoproterozoic Mineralization Research Group, Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:A. Pack;A. Pack4Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USA, and CRPG/CNRS Centre de Recherches Petrographiques et Geochimiques, 15 Rue Notre Dame des Pauvres, 54501 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:K. Hayashi;K. Hayashi5Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578 JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Z.D. SharpZ.D. Sharp6Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Rare earth elements in Precambrian banded iron formations: Secular changes of Ce and Eu anomalies and evolution of atmospheric oxygenAuthor(s)Yasuhiro Kato;Yasuhiro Kato1Department of Geosystem Engineering, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-8656, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Kosei E. Yamaguchi;Kosei E. Yamaguchi2Institute for Research on Earth Evolution (IFREE), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Kanagawa 237-0061, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Hiroshi OhmotoHiroshi Ohmoto3Penn State Astrobiology Research Center of the NASA Astrobiology Institute and the Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Chemical and biological evolution of early Earth: Constraints from banded iron formationsAuthor(s)Hiroshi Ohmoto;Hiroshi Ohmoto1Penn State Astrobiology Research Center of the NASA Astrobiology Institute and the Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USASearch for other works by this author on:Yumiko Watanabe;Yumiko Watanabe1Penn State Astrobiology Research Center of the NASA Astrobiology Institute and the Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USASearch for other works by this author on:Kosei E. Yamaguchi;Kosei E. Yamaguchi2Institute for Research on Earth Evolution (IFREE), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Kanagawa 237-0061, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Hiroshi Naraoka;Hiroshi Naraoka3Department of Chemistry, Okayama University, Okayama, Okayama 700-8530, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Makoto Haruna;Makoto Haruna4Uchida Yoko Co., Ltd., Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8282, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Takeshi Kakegawa;Takeshi Kakegawa5Department of Earth Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Ken-ichiro Hayashi;Ken-ichiro Hayashi6Department of Earth Evolution Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Yasuhiro KatoYasuhiro Kato7Department of Geosystem Engineering, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:
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