Isotopic composition of siderite as an indicator of depositional environment

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Research Article| September 01, 1992 Isotopic composition of siderite as an indicator of depositional environment Peter S. Mozley; Peter S. Mozley 1Department of Geoscience, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico 87801 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Paul Wersin Paul Wersin 2Department of Geology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Peter S. Mozley 1Department of Geoscience, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico 87801 Paul Wersin 2Department of Geology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1992) 20 (9): 817–820. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0817:ICOSAA>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Peter S. Mozley, Paul Wersin; Isotopic composition of siderite as an indicator of depositional environment. Geology 1992;; 20 (9): 817–820. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0817:ICOSAA>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Compilation of available oxygen and carbon isotopic data for siderites from different depositional environments indicates that marine and continental siderites are characterized by distinctive compositional fields. The most notable difference between the fields is the generally higher δ13C values of continental vs. marine siderites. This difference appears to reflect the fact that marine sediments generally undergo a more extensive period of sulfate reduction than do the continental sediments in which siderite forms. Analysis of siderite geochemistry may assist in determination of depositional environment in cases where the available sedimentological evidence is ambiguous. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.