Stable isotope study through the Permian-Triassic boundary in East Greenland
A survey of stable isotope ratios in sediments spanning the Permian-Triassic boundary in East Greenland shows Upper Permian evaporites to have ô^S = +10.6 ± 1.6%o and limestones to have ô"Cc„b = +4.5 + 0.4%o, in conformity with similar values from probable correlative formations in Europe and N...
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| Summary: | A survey of stable isotope ratios in sediments spanning the Permian-Triassic boundary in East Greenland shows Upper Permian evaporites to have ô^S = +10.6 ± 1.6%o and limestones to have ô"Cc„b = +4.5 + 0.4%o, in conformity with similar values from probable correlative formations in Europe and North America. Most values of both isotopes in Triassic formations are lower and scattered, apparently reflecting varying inputs of non-marine waters including the oxidative erosion of isotopically light sulfur. This transition in the East Greenland section has obscured any clear detection of chemical events recorded elsewhere: a drop in marine ô"Cj„b near the Permian-Triassic boundary, and a sharp rise in ô"S,ft in latest Scythian time. |
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