Earth’s geodynamic evolution constrained by 182W in Archean seawater

A. Mundl-Petermeier; S. Viehmann; J. Tusch; M. Bau; F. Kurzweil; C. Münker

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30423-3

Nature Communications (May 2022)

Earth’s geodynamic evolution constrained by 182W in Archean seawater

A. Mundl-Petermeier,
S. Viehmann,
J. Tusch,
M. Bau,
F. Kurzweil,
C. Münker

Affiliations

A. Mundl-Petermeier: Department of Lithospheric Research, University of Vienna
S. Viehmann: Department of Lithospheric Research, University of Vienna
J. Tusch: Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Cologne
M. Bau: Department of Physics and Earth Sciences, Jacobs University Bremen
F. Kurzweil: Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Cologne
C. Münker: Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Cologne

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30423-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Banded iron formations, precipitates of Precambrian seawater, record global 182W isotope signatures derived from continental weathering and hydrothermal mantle fluxes into ancient oceans, tracking Earth’s geodynamic evolution through deep time.

Published in Nature Communications

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