The kaolinite shuttle links the Great Oxidation and Lomagundi events

Expanded phosphorus availability possibly triggered a marine bioproduction boom after 2.3 billion years ago, but its delivery mechanisms remain unclear. Here we propose a kaolinite shuttle which efficiently adsorbs phosphorus in continental weathering settings and releases it under marine conditions...

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Main Authors: Weiduo Hao, Kaarel Mänd, Yuhao Li, Daniel S. Alessi, Peeter Somelar, Mathieu Moussavou, Alexander E. Romashkin, Aivo Lepland, Kalle Kirsimäe, Noah J. Planavsky, Kurt O. Konhauser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23304-8