Kreitsmann, Timmu; Külaviir, Marian; Lepland, Aivo; Paiste, Kärt; Paiste, Päärn; Prave, Anthony R.; Sepp, Holar; Romashkin, Alexander E; Rychanchik, Dmitry V.; Kirsimäe, Kalle (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-03)
The Paleoproterozoic Zaonega Formation in Karelia, NW Russia, has played a key role in understanding the environmental conditions postdating the Great Oxidation and Lomagundi-Jatuli Events. Its carbonate- and organic-rich rocks (shungite) define the postulated Shunga Event representing an accumulation of very organic-rich sediments at c. 2 Ga and are central in ideas about changing ocean-atmosphere ...