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Fossil black smoker yields oxygen isotopic composition of Neoproterozoic seawater

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Hodel, F. [1, 2] ; Macouin, M. [2] ; Trindade, R. I. F. [1] ; Triantafyllou, A. [3] ; Ganne, J. [2] ; Chavagnac, V. [2] ; Berger, J. [2] ; Rospabe, M. [2] ; Destrigneville, C. [2] ; Carlut, J. [4] ; Ennih, N. [5] ; Agrinier, P. [4]
Total Authors: 12
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Astron Geofis & Ciencias Atmosfer, Dept Geofis, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Toulouse, GET, Observ Midi Pyrenees, CNRS, IRD, UPS, F-31400 Toulouse - France
[3] Univ Nantes, UMR CNRS 6112, Lab Planetol & Geodynam, F-44322 Nantes - France
[4] Univ Paris Diderot, Univ Sorbonne Paris Cite, Inst Phys Globe Paris, CNRS, UMR 7154, F-75005 Paris - France
[5] Univ Chouaib Doukkali, Fac Sci, Dept Geol, EGGPG, El Jadida 24000 - Morocco
Total Affiliations: 5
Document type: Journal article
Source: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS; v. 9, APR 13 2018.
Web of Science Citations: 4
Abstract

The evolution of the seawater oxygen isotopic composition (delta O-18) through geological time remains controversial. Yet, the past delta O-18(seawater) is key to assess past seawater temperatures, providing insights into past climate change and life evolution. Here we provide a new and unprecedentedly precise delta O-18 value of -1.33 +/- 0.98% for the Neoproterozoic bottom seawater supporting a constant oxygen isotope composition through time. We demonstrate that the Ait Ahmane ultramafic unit of the ca. 760 Ma Bou Azzer ophiolite (Morocco) host a fossil black smoker-type hydrothermal system. In this system we analyzed an untapped archive for the ocean oxygen isotopic composition consisting in pure magnetite veins directly precipitated from a Neoproterozoic seawater-derived fluid. Our results suggest that, while delta O-18(seawater) and submarine hydrothermal processes were likely similar to present day, Neoproterozoic oceans were 15-30 degrees C warmer on the eve of the Sturtian glaciation and the major life diversification that followed. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 16/06114-6 - The Neoproterozoic Earth System and the rise of biological complexity
Grantee:Ricardo Ivan Ferreira da Trindade
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants