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Halverson G. P., Poitrasson Franck, Hoffman P. F., Nedelec A., Montel J. M., Kirby J. Fe isotope and trace element geochemistry of the Neoproterozoic syn-glacial Rapitan iron formation. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2011, 309 (1-2), p. 100-112. ISSN 0012-821X
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doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2011.06.021
| Titre | Fe isotope and trace element geochemistry of the Neoproterozoic syn-glacial Rapitan iron formation |
| Année de publication | 2011 |
| Type de document | Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000295151400010 |
| Auteurs | Halverson G. P., Poitrasson Franck, Hoffman P. F., Nedelec A., Montel J. M., Kirby J. |
| Source | Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2011, 309 (1-2), p. 100-112. ISSN 0012-821X |
| Résumé | We have measured the iron isotope compositions and trace element concentrations of a suite of iron formation (IF) samples from the Neoproterozoic Rapitan Group, which was deposited during the older of two glacial episodes recorded in the Windermere Supergroup of the northern Canadian Cordillera. Like most other Neoproterozoic examples, iron in the Rapitan IF resides almost exclusively as hematite. This mineralogical simplicity compared to Archean and Paleoproterozoic banded iron formations is attributed to a limited supply of organic carbon to the Rapitan glacial ocean that inhibited diagenetic production of reduced iron phases. Sedimentological considerations indicate that the Rapitan IF was deposited during a rise in relative sea level related to a period of glacial advance and isostatic subsidence. Trace element data, including rare earth element plus yttrium (REE + Y) patterns, suggest an anoxic deep ocean dominated by low-temperature hydrothermal input and capped by a weakly oxic surface ocean. The iron isotope data show a trend of increasing delta(57)Pe (versus IRMM-14) up-section from similar to-0.7 parts per thousand to 1.2 parts per thousand, corresponding to a shift from a muddy IF facies to a dominantly jaspilitic IF facies. This distinct isotopic pattern likely records a steep isotopic gradient across the iron chemocline in Rapitan seawater. |
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| Localisation | Fonds IRD [F B010053860] |
| Identifiant IRD | fdi:010053860 |
| Lien permanent | http://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053860 |
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