Manganese oxides, Earth surface oxygenation, and the rise of oxygenic photosynthesis

2023/03/02 by Leslie J. Robbins, Mojtaba Fakhraee, Albertus J.B. Smith +10 · 84 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Chemistry · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Abiotic component #Astrobiology #Biology #Botany #Chemistry #Early Earth #Earth (classical element) #Earth science #Ecology #Environmental chemistry #Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis #Geology #Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies #Manganese #Oceanography #Paleontology #Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils #Photosynthesis #Seawater #Sedimentary rock

paper · open access · doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104368

published in Earth-Science Reviews 239, 104368 (Elsevier BV)

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