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Okenane, a biomarker for purple sulfur bacteria (Chromatiaceae), and other new carotenoid derivatives from the 1640 Ma Barney Creek Formation

Date

Authors

Brocks, Jochen

Schaeffer, Philippe

Publisher

Pergamon-Elsevier Ltd

Abstract

Carbonates of the 1640 million years (Ma) old Barney Creek Formation (BCF), McArthur Basin, Australia, contain more than 22 different C40 carotenoid derivatives including lycopane, γ-carotane, β-carotane, chlorobactane, isorenieratane, β-isorenieratane

Keywords

Keywords: anoxic conditions; biomarker; carbonate; carotenoid; sulfur; Australasia; Australia; McArthur Basin; Actinobacteria; algae; Chlorobi; Chlorobiaceae; Chloroflexi; Chloroflexi (class); Chromatiaceae; Cyanobacteria; Eukaryota

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/28295

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.gca.2007.12.006

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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