A review of retrieving pristine rare earth element signatures from carbonates

Y Zhao, W Wei, M Santosh, J Hu, H Wei, J Yang… - Palaeogeography …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rare earth element and yttrium (REY) concentrations of carbonates can be used as potential
proxies to trace the geochemistry of precipitating waters and physico-chemical …

Biogeochemical cycle of chromium isotopes at the modern Earth's surface and its applications as a paleo-environment proxy

W Wei, R Klaebe, HF Ling, F Huang, R Frei - Chemical Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
Chromium (Cr) is a redox-sensitive metal element with two natural oxidation states,
commonly as the soluble Cr (VI) oxyanion (CrO 4 2− or HCrO 4−) and the insoluble Cr (III) …

Dolomite reservoir formation and diagenesis evolution of the Upper Ediacaran Qigebrak Formation in the Tabei area, Tarim Basin

X Chen, Q Xu, F Hao, Y Chen, Y Yi, F Hu… - Science China Earth …, 2023 - Springer
Ancient dolomite reservoirs play an increasingly important role in deep oil and gas
exploration. The mechanism of formation and preservation of dolomite reservoirs is complex …

A transient swing to higher oxygen levels in the atmosphere and oceans at~ 1.4 Ga

W Wei, R Frei, R Klaebe, D Tang, GY Wei, D Li… - Precambrian …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The mid-Proterozoic (1.8–0.8 Ga) may have witnessed persistent and predominant
anoxia at the Earth's surface. However, recent studies suggest that there was a period …

[HTML][HTML] Combined cadmium and chromium isotopes record a collapse of bioproductivity across the Cretaceous—Paleogene boundary in the Danish basin

JA Frederiksen, N Thibault, GJ Gilleaudeau… - Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) isotope signatures (δ 114 Cd) deduced from modern and ancient marine
deposits are often used as a proxy for bioproductivity and for micronutrient cycling, whereas …

Signals of combined chromium–cadmium isotopes in basin waters of the Early Cambrian–Results from the Maoshi and Zhi** sections, Yangtze Platform, South China

R Frei, L Xu, JA Frederiksen, B Lehmann - Chemical Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
The combination of authigenic chromium and cadmium stable isotopes in marine
sedimentary archives enables reconstruction of the redox conditions and levels of primary …

[HTML][HTML] Cadmium isotopes in Late Ediacaran–Early Cambrian Yangtze Platform carbonates–Reconstruction of bioproductivity in ambient surface seawater

JA Frederiksen, W Wei, EJ Rugen, HF Ling… - Palaeogeography …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) isotope signatures (expressed as δ 114 Cd values) in seawater and in
suitable modern and ancient sediments have been proposed as a useful tracer for …

Oxidative weathering on the continent and seawater upwelling along the passive continental margin promoted widespread phosphorite formation at the …

L Xu, A Frank, R Frei, G Wang, P Yuan, X Fu… - Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
The latest Proterozoic to early Cambrian is characterized by major global phosphogenic
events and the diversification of complex multicellular life. However, the feedback …

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 …

Experimental study of chromium (III) coprecipitation with calcium carbonate

Z Fang, W Liu, T Yao, G Zhou, S Wei, L Qin - Geochimica et Cosmochimica …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chromium (Cr) isotope compositions of marine carbonates have widely been used to trace
the evolution of oxygen levels in the atmosphere and ocean during geological history …