Paleoenvironment Evolution Proxy in Carbonates: Sedimentary Geochemistry

Dear Colleagues,

The aim of this Special Issue, “Paleoenvironment Evolution Proxy in Carbonates: Sedimentary Geochemistry”, is to present the latest research on the application of sedimentary geochemistry methods to reconstruct the paleoenvironmental conditions and changes in carbonate rocks. Carbonates are important archives of Earth’s history, as they record the interactions between the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere over different timescales. Sedimentary geochemistry can provide valuable information on the sources, transport, deposition, diagenesis, and preservation of carbonates, as well as the paleoclimate, paleoecology, paleobiology, and paleogeography of carbonate depositional environments.

The scope of the Special Issue covers a wide range of topics related to carbonate sedimentary geochemistry, such as:

(1) Trace elements and isotopes as indicators of paleoweathering, paleosalinity, paleotemperature, paleoproductivity, paleoredox, and paleoceanography in carbonates.

(2) Whole-rock mineral and clay mineral analyses as proxies for carbonate provenance, sedimentary facies, and diagenetic alterations.

(3) Organic geochemistry and biomarkers as tools for tracing the origin, evolution, and diversity of organic matter in carbonates.

(4) Statistical analyses and modeling of large-scale sedimentary geochemical datasets to reveal global and regional patterns and trends of environmental evolution in carbonates.

(5) Case studies of carbonate sedimentary geochemistry from different geological periods, regions, and settings (e.g., marine, lacustrine, fluvial, glacial, etc.).

The Special Issue welcomes original research articles, reviews, and short communications that contribute to the advancement of carbonate sedimentary geochemistry and paleoenvironmental reconstruction. We also encourage interdisciplinary and collaborative studies that integrate sedimentary geochemistry with other disciplines, such as sedimentology, stratigraphy, petrology, paleontology, geochronology, geophysics, and geoengineering.

Dr. Jinmin Song
Guest Editor

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• carbonate rocks
• paleoenvironment evolution
• diagenesis
• depositional environments
• geochemistry
• stratigraphy