The kaolinite shuttle links the Great Oxidation and Lomagundi events

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

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23304-8

Nature Communications (May 2021)

The kaolinite shuttle links the Great Oxidation and Lomagundi events

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

Affiliations

Weiduo Hao: Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta
Kaarel Mänd: Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta
Yuhao Li: Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta
Daniel S. Alessi: Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta
Peeter Somelar: Department of Geology, University of Tartu
Mathieu Moussavou: Department of Geology, University of Science and Technology of Masuku
Alexander E. Romashkin: Institute of Geology, Karelian Science Centre
Aivo Lepland: Department of Geology, University of Tartu
Kalle Kirsimäe: Department of Geology, University of Tartu
Noah J. Planavsky: The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Yale University
Kurt O. Konhauser: Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23304-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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