Redox Conditions of the Late Ediacaran Ocean on the Southern Margin of the North China Craton
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geological Background and Sampling
3. Geochemical Methods
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Redox Conditions of the Late Ediacaran Ocean on the Southern Margin of the NCC
4.2. The Link between Ocean Redox Conditions and the Evolution of Early Animals
4.3. Statistical Analysis of Global Iron Speciation Data from the Ediacaran to Middle Cambrian
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Yang, J.; Jin, W.; Wang, G.; Wan, L.; Zeng, Z. Redox Conditions of the Late Ediacaran Ocean on the Southern Margin of the North China Craton. Minerals 2023, 13, 1124. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13091124
Yang J, Jin W, Wang G, Wan L, Zeng Z. Redox Conditions of the Late Ediacaran Ocean on the Southern Margin of the North China Craton. Minerals. 2023; 13(9):1124. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13091124
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Jie, Wei Jin, Guodong Wang, Le Wan, and Zuoxun Zeng. 2023. "Redox Conditions of the Late Ediacaran Ocean on the Southern Margin of the North China Craton" Minerals 13, no. 9: 1124. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13091124