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Sulphur tales from the early Archean world

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 April 2016

A. Montinaro  and
H. Strauss
A. Montinaro*
Affiliation:
Institut für Geologie und Paläontologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Corrensstr. 24, 48149 Münster, Germany
H. Strauss
Affiliation:
Institut für Geologie und Paläontologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Corrensstr. 24, 48149 Münster, Germany
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e-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Sedimentary and magmatic rocks and their distinct sulphur isotopic signatures indicate the sources and processes of sulphur cycling, in particular through the analysis of all four stable sulphur isotopes (32S, 33S, 34S and 36S). Research over the past 15 years has substantially advanced our understanding of sulphur cycling on the early Earth, most notably through the discovery of mass-independently fractionated sulphur isotopic signatures. A strong atmospheric influence on the early Archean global sulphur cycle is apparent, much in contrast to the modern world. Diverse microbially driven sulphur cycling is clearly discernible, but its importance for Earth surface environments remains to be quantified.

Keywords

early Archeanmantle sulphurmultiple sulphur isotopespyritesulphate
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Research Article
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International Journal of Astrobiology , Volume 15 , Special Issue 3: Early life processes: A geo- and astrobiological approach , July 2016 , pp. 177 - 185
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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