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Comment on "Abiotic pyrite formation produces a large Fe isotope fractionation".

Authors :
Czaja AD
Johnson CM
Yamaguchi KE
Beard BL
Source :
Science (New York, N.Y.) [Science] 2012 Feb 03; Vol. 335 (6068), pp. 538; author reply 538.
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

Guilbaud et al. (Reports, 24 June 2011, p. 1548) suggest that the geologic record of Fe isotope fractionation can be explained by abiological precipitation of pyrite. We argue that a detailed understanding of the depositional setting, mineralogy, and geologic history of Precambrian sedimentary rocks indicates that the Fe isotope record dominantly reflects biological fractionations and Fe redox processes.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1095-9203
Volume :
335
Issue :
6068
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
22301304
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1211804