Zaonega Formation, core 12AB, organic carbon, nitrogen and metal geochemistry (NERC Grant NE/V010824/1)

Demonstration of hydrothermal ammonium mobilization in the Paleoproterozoic with possible implications for biological productivity. The data include organic carbon and nitrogen abundances and isotopic ratios, as well as metal abundances. Samples span from sedimentary rocks to altered igneous rocks, where lithologies are provided in the CN data file. The N-enrichment in the usually N-poor igneous rocks indicates transfer of ammonium from organic-rich sediments and can be used to estimate the ammonium concentration of the hydrothermal fluid at the time of deposition. More details are provided in Stüeken, E.E., Kirsimäe, K., Lepland, A. and Prave, A.R., 2023, Astrobiology, 23(2), pp. 195-212.

Date (Creation): 2023-12-18

Identifier: http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608168

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University of St Andrews - Eva Elisabeth Stueeken

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NGDC Deposited Data
Nitrogen isotopes
Hydrothermal fluids

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NGDC Deposited Data

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Date (Revision): 2009

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RUS

Date (Revision): 2009

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RUSSIAN FEDERATION [id=390000]

Date (Creation): 1979

Begin date: 2022-01-09

End date: 2022-07-29

Unique resource identifier: WGS 84 (EPSG::4326)

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Date (Publication): 2011

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Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

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Statement: Gas source mass spectrometry for TOC, TN, d13C and d15N, using decarbonated rock powders at St Andrews; ICP-MS and ICP-OES for metal abundances, using bulk rock powders. Metal analyses were conducted by ALS.