The stable isotope geochemistry of molybdenum
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Global marine redox evolution from the late Neoproterozoic to the early Paleozoic constrained by the integration of Mo and U isotope records
The emergence and diversification of early animals is commonly thought to have coincided
with atmosphere and ocean oxygenation across the terminal Neoproterozoic and early …
with atmosphere and ocean oxygenation across the terminal Neoproterozoic and early …
Uranium and molybdenum isotope evidence for an episode of widespread ocean oxygenation during the late Ediacaran Period
To improve estimates of the extent of ocean oxygenation during the late Ediacaran Period,
we measured the U and Mo isotope compositions of euxinic (anoxic and sulfidic) organic …
we measured the U and Mo isotope compositions of euxinic (anoxic and sulfidic) organic …
[PDF][PDF] Controls on trace metal authigenic enrichment in reducing sediments: insights from modern oxygen-deficient settings
Any effort to reconstruct Earth history using variations in authigenic enrichments of redox-
sensitive and biogeochemically important trace metals must rest on a fundamental …
sensitive and biogeochemically important trace metals must rest on a fundamental …
Intense molybdenum accumulation in sediments underneath a nitrogenous water column and implications for the reconstruction of paleo-redox conditions based on …
The concentration and isotope composition of molybdenum (Mo) in sediments and
sedimentary rocks are widely used proxies for anoxic conditions in the water column of …
sedimentary rocks are widely used proxies for anoxic conditions in the water column of …
[HTML][HTML] Precipitation of molybdenum from euxinic waters and the role of organic matter
GR Helz, TP Vorlicek - Chemical Geology, 2019 - Elsevier
Molybdenum preserved in organic-rich shales is a key archive employed in studying Earth's
past oxygenation and Life's evolution. In these shales, positive correlations between Mo and …
past oxygenation and Life's evolution. In these shales, positive correlations between Mo and …
Uranium and molybdenum isotope systematics in modern euxinic basins: Case studies from the central Baltic Sea and the Kyllaren fjord (Norway)
Recent investigations have revealed significant fractionation of 238 U/235 U between
organic-rich sediments of anoxic marginal seas and seawater, indicating redox-dependent …
organic-rich sediments of anoxic marginal seas and seawater, indicating redox-dependent …
Beyond redox: Control of trace-metal enrichment in anoxic marine facies by watermass chemistry and sedimentation rate
Although redox conditions are the dominant control on authigenic enrichment of trace metals
in marine sediments, other factors may be important within environments having relatively …
in marine sediments, other factors may be important within environments having relatively …
Correlated molybdenum and uranium isotope signatures in modern anoxic sediments: Implications for their use as paleo-redox proxy
Redox-sensitive trace metals and their isotopes have emerged as important tools that are
used to reconstruct the redox-evolution of the ocean-atmosphere system. However …
used to reconstruct the redox-evolution of the ocean-atmosphere system. However …
Identifying oxygen minimum zone-type biogeochemical cycling in Earth history using inorganic geochemical proxies
F Scholz - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Because of anthropogenic global warming, the world ocean is currently losing oxygen. This
trend called ocean deoxygenation is particularly pronounced in low-latitude upwelling …
trend called ocean deoxygenation is particularly pronounced in low-latitude upwelling …