Mercury evidence from southern Pangea terrestrial sections for end-Permian global volcanic effects

Jun Shen; Jiubin Chen; Jianxin Yu; Thomas J. Algeo; Roger M. H. Smith; Jennifer Botha; Tracy D. Frank; Christopher R. Fielding; Peter D. Ward; Tamsin A. Mather

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-35272-8

Nature Communications (Jan 2023)

Mercury evidence from southern Pangea terrestrial sections for end-Permian global volcanic effects

Jun Shen,
Jiubin Chen,
Jianxin Yu,
Thomas J. Algeo,
Roger M. H. Smith,
Jennifer Botha,
Tracy D. Frank,
Christopher R. Fielding,
Peter D. Ward,
Tamsin A. Mather

Affiliations

Jun Shen: State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences
Jiubin Chen: Institute of Surface-Earth System Science, Tianjin University
Jianxin Yu: State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences
Thomas J. Algeo: State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences
Roger M. H. Smith: Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
Jennifer Botha: Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
Tracy D. Frank: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Connecticut
Christopher R. Fielding: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Connecticut
Peter D. Ward: Department of Biology, University of Washington
Tamsin A. Mather: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35272-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

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Mercury (Hg) concentrations and isotopes from terrestrial sections of southern Pangea provide evidence of the global volcanic effects of the Siberian Traps during the Permian-Triassic transition

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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