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Vanadium isotope ratios (51V/50V) have potential to provide information about changes in past ocean oxygen contents. In particular, V isotopes may find utility in tracing variations at non-zero oxygen concentrations because the redox couple that controls V elemental and isotopic abundances in seawater (vanadate-vanadyl) appears to operate around 10M O2. This characteristic sets V isotopes apart from many other metal isotope redox proxies that require more reducing conditions to register significant changes in their isotope budgets. The oxygen abundance sensitivity range of V isotopes suggests that this paleoproxy could be particularly useful in tracing marine oxygenation changes throughout the Phanerozoic and potentially beyond.Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-139781108797948
eBay Product ID (ePID)3046714426
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Number of Pages75 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameVanadium Isotopes: a Proxy for Ocean Oxygen Variations
Publication Year2021
SubjectChemistry, Geography & Geosciences, Geology, Science
TypeTextbook
AuthorSune G. Nielsen
Subject AreaMicrobiology
SeriesElements in Geochemical Tracers in Earth System Science
FormatPaperback
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorSune G. Nielsen