Mercury as a proxy for volcanic emissions in the geologic record
Large igneous province (LIP) eruptions are increasingly considered to have driven mass
extinction events throughout the Phanerozoic; however, uncertainties in radiometric age …
extinction events throughout the Phanerozoic; however, uncertainties in radiometric age …
A two-phase end-Triassic mass extinction
The end-Triassic mass extinction was one of the big five crises of the fossil record. It affected
diverse marine groups, including bivalves, brachiopods, ostracods, calcareous algae …
diverse marine groups, including bivalves, brachiopods, ostracods, calcareous algae …
Deglacial volcanism and reoxygenation in the aftermath of the Sturtian Snowball Earth
M Li, Y Xu, L Sun, J Chen, K Zhang, D Li… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The Cryogenian Sturtian and Marinoan Snowball Earth glaciations bracket a nonglacial
interval during which Demosponge and green-algal biomarkers first appear. To understand …
interval during which Demosponge and green-algal biomarkers first appear. To understand …
[HTML][HTML] Globally enhanced mercury deposition during the end-Pliensbachian extinction and Toarcian OAE: A link to the Karoo–Ferrar Large Igneous Province
Abstract The Mesozoic Era featured emplacement of a number of Large Igneous Provinces
(LIPs), formed by the outpouring of millions of cubic kilometres of basaltic magma. The …
(LIPs), formed by the outpouring of millions of cubic kilometres of basaltic magma. The …
Isotopic signatures of mercury contamination in latest Permian oceans
Sedimentary records from the northwest margin of Pangea and the Tethys show
anomalously high Hg levels at the latest Permian extinction boundary. Background δ202Hg …
anomalously high Hg levels at the latest Permian extinction boundary. Background δ202Hg …
[PDF][PDF] Does large igneous province volcanism always perturb the mercury cycle? Comparing the records of Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 and the end-Cretaceous to other …
Mercury (Hg) is increasingly being used as a sedimentary tracer of Large Igneous Province
(LIP) volcanism, and supports hypotheses of a coincidence between the formation of several …
(LIP) volcanism, and supports hypotheses of a coincidence between the formation of several …
[HTML][HTML] Effects of redox variability and early diagenesis on marine sedimentary Hg records
Volcanism is a dominant natural source of mercury (Hg) to the atmosphere, biosphere,
ocean and sediments. In recent years, sedimentary Hg contents have emerged as a tool to …
ocean and sediments. In recent years, sedimentary Hg contents have emerged as a tool to …
Mercury anomalies associated with three extinction events (Capitanian crisis, latest Permian extinction and the Smithian/Spathian extinction) in NW Pangea
Abstract Strata of Permian–Early Triassic age that include a record of three major extinction
events (Capitanian Crisis, Latest Permian Extinction and the Smithian/Spathian Extinction) …
events (Capitanian Crisis, Latest Permian Extinction and the Smithian/Spathian Extinction) …
Mercury evidence of intense volcanic effects on land during the Permian-Triassic transition
Abstract The Siberian Traps large igneous province (STLIP) was the likely trigger for the ca.
252 Ma latest Permian mass extinction (LPME), but direct evidence for global volcanic …
252 Ma latest Permian mass extinction (LPME), but direct evidence for global volcanic …
Mercury linked to Deccan Traps volcanism, climate change and the end-Cretaceous mass extinction
G Keller, P Mateo, J Monkenbusch, N Thibault… - Global and Planetary …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) anomalies linked to Large Igneous Provinces (LIP) volcanism have been
identified in sediments across all five major mass extinctions in Earth's history. This study …
identified in sediments across all five major mass extinctions in Earth's history. This study …