华北自生黏土矿物指示中元古代末期浅海氧化还原条件的时空差异性

谢宝增; 汤冬杰; 刘亚婕; 杨欣囡; 柯竺彤; 孙龙飞; 李超; 王新强; 史晓颖

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Xie Baozeng, Tang Dongjie, Liu Yajie, Yang Xinnan, Ke Zhutong, Sun Longfei, Li Chao, Wang Xinqiang, Shi Xiaoying, 2025. Authigenic Clay Minerals from North China Reveal Spatiotemporal Variations in Shallow Seawater Redox Conditions during the Terminal Mesoproterozoic. Earth Science, 50(3): 1066-1081. doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2024.135

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Xie Baozeng, Tang Dongjie, Liu Yajie, Yang Xinnan, Ke Zhutong, Sun Longfei, Li Chao, Wang Xinqiang, Shi Xiaoying, 2025. Authigenic Clay Minerals from North China Reveal Spatiotemporal Variations in Shallow Seawater Redox Conditions during the Terminal Mesoproterozoic. Earth Science, 50(3): 1066-1081. doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2024.135

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Xie Baozeng, Tang Dongjie, Liu Yajie, Yang Xinnan, Ke Zhutong, Sun Longfei, Li Chao, Wang Xinqiang, Shi Xiaoying, 2025. Authigenic Clay Minerals from North China Reveal Spatiotemporal Variations in Shallow Seawater Redox Conditions during the Terminal Mesoproterozoic. Earth Science, 50(3): 1066-1081. doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2024.135

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Authigenic Clay Minerals from North China Reveal Spatiotemporal Variations in Shallow Seawater Redox Conditions during the Terminal Mesoproterozoic

doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2024.135

Xie Baozeng^{1, 2, 3
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Tang Dongjie^{1, 2, 3
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Liu Yajie³,
Yang Xinnan⁴,
Ke Zhutong⁴,
Sun Longfei⁴,
Li Chao⁵,
Wang Xinqiang^{1, 4},
Shi Xiaoying^{1, 2, 4}

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State Key Laboratory of Geomicrobiology and Environmental Changes, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
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Frontiers Science Center for Deep-Time Digital Earth, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
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Institute of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
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School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
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National Research Center for Geoanalysis, Beijing 100037, China

Received Date: 2024-11-24
Available Online: 2025-03-19
Publish Date: 2025-03-25

Abstract

Abstract

This study investigates the environmental context for the rapid evolution of crown-group eukaryotes during the Late Mesoproterozoic, focusing on sedimentological and mineralogical analyses of clastic rocks from the Changlongshan Formation across four sections of the North China Craton. In the Huailai section, fine-to-coarse sandstones from the deep-to-shallow subtidal zones are dominated by chamosite, indicating an anoxic, ferruginous marine environment. Conversely, glauconite dominates silty mudstone and muddy siltstone in the deep subtidal zone, reflecting suboxic conditions. In the Mentougou section, medium-to-coarse sandstones from the shallow subtidal zone are rich in chamosite, suggesting persistent anoxic, ferruginous conditions. In the Jixian and Lulong sections, deep subtidal zone sandstones are dominated by glauconite, indicative of suboxic environments. These results reveal pronounced spatiotemporal variations in redox conditions across the shallow seas of North China during the deposition of the Changlongshan Formation. While oxygenation facilitated the emergence of Longfengshania algae, the spatiotemporal discontinuity in the distribution of oxic water bodies may have limited the sustained evolution and widespread distribution of eukaryotes.
- Changlongshan Formation,
- glauconite,
- chamosite,
- redox condition,
- spatial heterogeneity,
- crown-group eukaryote,
- sedimentology,
- mineralogy

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