Possible biogenic origin of Middle Proterozoic (1.64 Ga) polymetallic ores of the McArthur River Deposit in Northern Australia

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作者：
Astafieva, MM
Vikers-Rich, P
Wilde, A
Rozanov, AY
Hoover, R
机构：
[1] Russian Acad Sci, Inst Paleontol, Moscow 117997, Russia
[2] NASA, George C Marshall Space Flight Ctr, Space Sci Lab, Huntsville, AL 35812 USA
[3] Monash Univ, Sch Geosci, Clayton, Vic 3168, Australia
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PALEONTOLOGICAL JOURNAL | 2005年 / 39卷 / 06期
关键词：
cocci; sulfate-reducing bacteria; cyanobacteria; purple bacteria; sulfides; photic zone;
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Q91 [古生物学];
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0709 ; 070903 ;
摘要：
The study of samples from the McArthur River complex ore deposit (Middle Proterozoic, 1.64 Ga), one of the largest zinc-lead mineral deposits in the world, suggests a possible biogenic origin of sulfides in this deposit and a likelihood that the rocks studied formed in the marine photic zone.
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