Geobiology of the late Paleoproterozoic Duck Creek Formation, Western Australia

Geobiology of the late Paleoproterozoic Duck Creek Formation, Western Australia

The ca. 1.8 Ga Duck Creek Formation, Western Australia, preserves 1000 m of carbonates and minor iron formation that accumulated along a late Paleoproterozoic ocean margin. Two upward-deepening stratigraphic packages are preserved, each characterized by peritidal precipitates at the base and iron fo...

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Main Authors: Wilson, J., Fischer, W., Johnston, D., Knoll, A., Grotzinger, J., Walter, M., McNaughton, Neal, Simon, M., Abelson, J., Schrag, D., Summons, R., Allwood, A., Andres, M., Gammon, C., Garvin, J., Rashby, S., Schweizer, M., Watters, W.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Science BV 2010
Subjects:
Oxygen
Carbon
South-Africa
Carbon-Isotopic Composition
Precambrian Carbonates
Facies Transition
Paleoproterozoic
Geochemistry
Basin Proterozoic Transvaal Supergroup
Ocean Chemistry
Microfossils
Iron-Formation Deposition
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9396

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