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Oxygenated conditions in the aftermath of the Lomagundi-Jatuli Event : the carbon isotope and rare earth element signatures of the Paleoproterozoic Zaonega Formation, Russia

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09/2020
Author
Kreitsmann, T.
Lepland, A.
Bau, M.
Prave, A.
Paiste, K.
Mänd, K.
Sepp, H.
Martma, T.
Romashkin, A.E.
Kirsimäe, K.
Keywords
Carbon isotopes
Rare earth elements
Lomagundi-Jatuli Event
Ce anomaly
Zaonega Formationˇ
QE Geology
NDAS
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Abstract
The c. 2.0 Ga Zaonega Formation of the Onega Basin (NW Russia) has been central in efforts to understand what led to the initial rise (Great Oxidation Event, GOE) and postulated fall in free atmospheric oxygen and associated high-amplitude carbon cycle excursions, the Lomagundi-Jatuli Event (LJE) and subsequent Shunga Event during Paleoproterozoic time. The Formation accumulated shortly after the LJE and encompasses both the recovery in the carbon cycle and hypothesised contraction of the oceanic oxidant pool. However, interpreting the correct environmental context recorded by geochemical signatures in the Zaonega rocks is difficult due to a complex depositional and diagenetic history. In order to robustly constrain that history, we undertook a multiproxy study (mineralogy, petrography, carbon isotope and rare earth element composition) of carbonate beds in the upper part of the Zaonega Formation recovered in the 102-m composite section of the OnZap drill-cores. Our findings differentiate primary environmental signatures from secondary overprinting and show that: (i) the best-preserved carbonate beds define an upwards increasing δ13Ccarb trend from c. -5.4‰ to near 0‰; and that (ii) large intra-bed δ13Ccarb variations reflect varying contributions of methanotrophic dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) to the basinal DIC pool. Rare earth element and yttrium (REYSN) patterns confirm a marine origin of the carbonate beds whereas a consistent positive EuSN anomaly suggests a strong high temperature hydrothermal input during accumulation of the Zaonega Formation. Importantly, the presence of a negative CeSN anomaly in the REYSN pattern indicates an oxygenated atmosphere-ocean system shortly after the LJE and indicates that models invoking a fall in oxygen at that time require reassessment.
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Kreitsmann , T , Lepland , A , Bau , M , Prave , A , Paiste , K , Mänd , K , Sepp , H , Martma , T , Romashkin , A E & Kirsimäe , K 2020 , ' Oxygenated conditions in the aftermath of the Lomagundi-Jatuli Event : the carbon isotope and rare earth element signatures of the Paleoproterozoic Zaonega Formation, Russia ' , Precambrian Research , vol. 347 , 105855 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2020.105855
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Precambrian Research
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Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2020.105855
ISSN
0301-9268
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Journal article
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Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This work has been made available online in accordance with publisher policies or with permission. Permission for further reuse of this content should be sought from the publisher or the rights holder. This is the author created accepted manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2020.105855.
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This study was supported by Estonian Research Council project PRG447, and the Estonian Centre of Analytical Chemistry. K.P. and A.L. were supported by the Research Council of Norway through its Centres of Excellence funding scheme grant No. 223259. K.P. acknowledges the Estonian Research Council grant MOBJD542 and T.M. PUT611.
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