• The kaolinite shuttle links the Great Oxidation and Lomagundi events 

      Hao, Weiduo; Mänd, Kaarel; Li, Yuhao; Alessi, Daniel S.; Somelar, Peeter; Moussavou, Mathieu; Romashkin, Alexander E.; Lepland, Aivo; Kirsimäe, Kalle; Planavsky, Noah J.; Konhauser, Kurt O. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-19)
      The ~2.22–2.06 Ga Lomagundi Event was the longest positive carbon isotope excursion in Earth’s history and is commonly interpreted to reflect perturbations in continental weathering and the phosphorous cycle. Previous models have focused on mechanisms of increasing phosphorous solubilization during weathering without focusing on transport to the oceans and its dispersion in seawater. Building from ...