Dynamic interplay of biogeochemical C, S and Ba cycles in response to the Shuram oxygenation event

H Cui, AJ Kaufman, S **ao, C Zhou, M Zhu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - lyellcollection.org
Compared with Phanerozoic strata, sulfate minerals are relatively rare in the Precambrian
record; this is probably due to the lower concentrations of sulfate in dominantly anoxic …

[HTML][HTML] The marine redox evolution and the formation model for the early Cambrian Gongxi-Tianzhu barite deposits in the South China Block

LW Yang, T Yang, J Li, Y Lin, HF Ling - Ore Geology Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Late Ediacaran to early Cambrian is marked as a vital ore-formation interval of the
Earth's history, particularly for the bedded barite deposits hosted in cherts and shales …

Lithium isotopic constraints on the evolution of continental clay mineral factory and marine oxygenation in the earliest Paleozoic Era

GY Wei, M Zhao, EA Sperling, RR Gaines… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
The evolution of oxygen cycles on Earth's surface has been regulated by the balance
between molecular oxygen production and consumption. The Neoproterozoic–Paleozoic …

Seawater barium and sulfide removal improved marine habitability for the Cambrian Explosion of early animals

W Wei, LH Dong, S **ao, YB Lin, L Xu… - National Science …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
An increase in atmospheric p O2 has been proposed as a trigger for the Cambrian
Explosion at∼ 539–514 Ma but the mechanistic linkage remains unclear. To gain insights …

Barite in the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation and its implications for marine carbon cycling during the largest negative carbon isotope excursion in Earth's history

M Cheng, H Wang, C Li, G Luo, J Huang, Z She… - Precambrian …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Ediacaran Period (∼ 635–539 Ma) witnessed the largest negative inorganic
carbon isotope (δ 13 C carb) excursion in Earth's history (ie, the Shuram Excursion), which is …

Cold seep activity in the early Cambrian: Evidence from the world-class shale-hosted Tianzhu barite deposit, South China

X Zhou, R Li, D Tang, KJ Huang, K Liu, Y Ding - Sedimentary Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Barite (BaSO 4) is widely formed in modern and ancient sedimentary environments by the
interaction of barium-and sulfate-bearing fluids from a variety of sources. A word-class barite …

Geochemical and paleontological evidence of early Cambrian dynamic ocean oxygenation and its implications for organic matter accumulation in mudrocks at the …

Y Zhang, T Zhang, D Huang, D Shao, H Luo - Marine and Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
The evolution of global ocean oxygenation during the early Cambrian remains highly
controversial, making it difficult to evaluate how environmental triggers play a role in …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic evolution of marine productivity, redox, and biogeochemical cycling track local and global controls on Cryogenian sea-level change

C Tu, CW Diamond, EE Stüeken, M Cao, W Pan… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
The Cryogenian period of the Neoproterozoic was marked by two Snowball Earth
glaciations that bookended a non-glacial interval that lasted roughly 10 million years. The …

Marine anoxia as a trigger for the largest Phanerozoic positive carbon isotope excursion: Evidence from carbonate barium isotope record

F Zhang, J Frýda, M Fakhraee, Y Lin, GY Wei… - Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The mid-Ludfordian Lau carbon isotope excursion (Lau CIE) represents the largest
positive carbon isotope excursion in the Phanerozoic (∼ 9‰), coincident with the …

Shallow-water redox evolution from the Ediacaran to the early Cambrian: Linkages to the early animal innovations

GY Wei, D Li, Z Lu, G Jiang, HF Ling - Global and Planetary Change, 2024 - Elsevier
The oceanic oxygenation from the Ediacaran to the early Cambrian (ca. 635–520 Ma) has
been commonly linked with the radiation or innovation of early metazoans. However, in this …