The kaolinite shuttle links the Great Oxidation and Lomagundi events

Autor: Weiduo Hao, Kaarel Mänd, Yuhao Li, Daniel S. Alessi, Peeter Somelar, Mathieu Moussavou, Alexander E. Romashkin, Aivo Lepland, Kalle Kirsimäe, Noah J. Planavsky, Kurt O. Konhauser
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23304-8
Popis: Expanded phosphorus availability possibly triggered a marine bioproduction boom after 2.3 billion years ago, but its delivery mechanisms remain unclear. Here we propose a kaolinite shuttle which efficiently adsorbs phosphorus in continental weathering settings and releases it under marine conditions.
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