Provenance of detrital pyrite in Archean sedimentary rocks: Examples from the Witwatersrand Basin
Detrital pyrite is an accessory mineral in clastic sedimentary rocks deposited prior to c. 2.4 Ga. It is a redox-sensitive mineral and an indicator of low oxygen levels prior to the rise of atmospheric oxygen in the early Paleoproterozoic. Resistance to mechanical abrasion, availability in Archean s...
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Elsevier
2016
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36531 |