WANCE: A possibly Volcanism-Induced Ediacaran Carbon Isotope Excursion

Zhongwu Lan

doi:10.1007/s12583-020-1106-3

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Zhongwu Lan. WANCE: A possibly Volcanism-Induced Ediacaran Carbon Isotope Excursion. Journal of Earth Science, 2022, 33(3): 778-788. doi: 10.1007/s12583-020-1106-3

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Zhongwu Lan. WANCE: A possibly Volcanism-Induced Ediacaran Carbon Isotope Excursion. Journal of Earth Science, 2022, 33(3): 778-788. doi: 10.1007/s12583-020-1106-3

Zhongwu Lan. WANCE: A possibly Volcanism-Induced Ediacaran Carbon Isotope Excursion. Journal of Earth Science, 2022, 33(3): 778-788. doi: 10.1007/s12583-020-1106-3

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Zhongwu Lan. WANCE: A possibly Volcanism-Induced Ediacaran Carbon Isotope Excursion. Journal of Earth Science, 2022, 33(3): 778-788. doi: 10.1007/s12583-020-1106-3

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WANCE: A possibly Volcanism-Induced Ediacaran Carbon Isotope Excursion

doi: 10.1007/s12583-020-1106-3

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State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
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State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China

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Corresponding author: Zhongwu Lan, lzw1981@126.com
Received Date: 10 Jul 2020
Accepted Date: 19 Sep 2020

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Four carbonate carbon isotope (δ¹³C_carb) excursions are recognized in the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation in South China, the genesis of which remains disputed. Whereas three of these δ¹³C_carb excursions possibly record secular biogeochemical variations, the other one, namely Weng'an negative carbonate carbon isotope excursion (WANCE) with an age of ca. 620 Ma occurs mainly within the northern Yangtze Platform. In this study, a SIMS U-Pb age of ca. 620 Ma was documented from continental rift volcanism within the adjacent South Qinling terrane. Its temporal overlap with WANCE suggests a possible causal link. Volcanism-induced seafloor uplift may have prompted DOC oxidation in surficial oxygenated oceans, inducing the occurrence of WANCE.
- Early Ediacaran,
- δ¹³C_carb excursion,
- magmatism,
- zircon,
- U-Pb ages

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