Iron formations: A global record of Neoarchaean to Palaeoproterozoic environmental history
Iron formations (IF) represent an iron-rich rock type that typifies many Archaean and
Proterozoic supracrustal successions and are chemical archives of Precambrian seawater …
Proterozoic supracrustal successions and are chemical archives of Precambrian seawater …
Paleoclimate and paleoceanography over the past 20,000 yr in the Mediterranean Sea Basins as indicated by sediment elemental proxies
Marine sediments record paleoenvironmental changes over time through variations in major
and trace element concentrations. The main objective of this paper is to review such …
and trace element concentrations. The main objective of this paper is to review such …
Review of metal sulfide nanostructures and their applications
The rapid development of population, industry, and urbanization have generated significant
issues including energy consumption and water contamination. Advanced materials are …
issues including energy consumption and water contamination. Advanced materials are …
Trace element content of sedimentary pyrite in black shales
Laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) analyses of
1,407 sedimentary (diagenetic and syngenetic) pyrites from 45 carbonaceous shale and …
1,407 sedimentary (diagenetic and syngenetic) pyrites from 45 carbonaceous shale and …
Unified prebiotically plausible synthesis of pyrimidine and purine RNA ribonucleotides
Theories about the origin of life require chemical pathways that allow formation of life's key
building blocks under prebiotically plausible conditions. Complex molecules like RNA must …
building blocks under prebiotically plausible conditions. Complex molecules like RNA must …
Effects of fiddler crab bioturbation on the geochemical migration and bioavailability of heavy metals in coastal wetlands
Highlights•In-situ high-resolution probe was employed in fiddler crab burrows in different
coastal habitats.•Crab burrow acted as a sink of heavy metals for overlying water, but a …
coastal habitats.•Crab burrow acted as a sink of heavy metals for overlying water, but a …
Trace elements at the intersection of marine biological and geochemical evolution
Life requires a wide variety of bioessential trace elements to act as structural components
and reactive centers in metalloenzymes. These requirements differ between organisms and …
and reactive centers in metalloenzymes. These requirements differ between organisms and …
The biogeochemistry of ferruginous lakes and past ferruginous oceans
Anoxic and iron-rich (ferruginous) conditions prevailed in the ocean under the low-oxygen
atmosphere that occurred through most of the Archean Eon. While euxinic conditions (ie …
atmosphere that occurred through most of the Archean Eon. While euxinic conditions (ie …
Trace metal availability and the evolution of biogeochemistry
D Giovannelli - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Biogeochemistry is controlled by a small set of microbial-encoded proteins containing redox-
sensitive transition metals as their core catalytic centre. Understanding how the …
sensitive transition metals as their core catalytic centre. Understanding how the …
Ocean and atmosphere geochemical proxies derived from trace elements in marine pyrite: implications for ore genesis in sedimentary basins
Trace element concentrations in marine pyrite, measured by laser ablation-inductively
coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), have the potential to open a new window …
coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), have the potential to open a new window …