Anomalous supply of bioessential molybdenum in mid-Proterozoic surface environments

John Parnell; Paula Lindgren

doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2015.12.016

Anomalous supply of bioessential molybdenum in mid-Proterozoic surface environments

John Parnell, Paula Lindgren

Geology and Geophysics

University of Glasgow

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Abstract

Granites aged 1.9 Ga to 1.5 Ga exhibit molybdenite mineralization globally. Sandstones deposited during the mid-Proterozoic have a provenance dominated by 1.9 to 1.7 Ga basement. The mid-Proterozoic surface environment was, consequently, receiving detritus from the molybdenum-rich granites. Thus there was a supply of molybdenum available in terrestrial or shallow marine environments at a time when molybdenum was required to support the evolution of multicellular life.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	100-104
Number of pages	5
Journal	Precambrian Research
Volume	275
Early online date	2 Jan 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2015.12.016
Publication status	Published - Apr 2016

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We are grateful to A. Sandison and W. Thayalon for skilled technical support, and Mike Porter and an anonymous reviewer, who helped to clarify the manuscript.

Keywords

molybdenum
molybdenite
proterozoic
provenance
evolution

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Anomalous supply of bioessential molybdenum in mid-Proterozoic surface environments

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