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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Main Authors: da Costa, G., Hofmann, A., Agangi, Andrea
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Elsevier 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36531