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Strontium Isotope Composition in Limestones of the Dal’nyaya Taiga Group in the Patom Basin: Vendian Reference Section of Siberia

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New data on the 87Sr/86Sr ratio variations in carbonate rocks of the Dal’nyaya Taiga Group in the Vendian reference section (Ura Uplift, Central Siberia) are presented. The 87Sr/86Sr variations correlate with the sequence-stratigraphic scheme reflecting evolution of the paleobasin, δ13C variations, and paleontological data. Limestones with a high (>1050 µg/g) Sr concentration, which do not show any signs of alteration of the Sr isotope system, were used for reconstructing the secular 87Sr/86Sr variations. Increase in the 87Sr/86Sr ratio from 0.70755 to 0.70823 complicated by subordinate fluctuations was established in seawater during the accumulation of the Dal’nyaya Taiga Group carbonate rocks. Duration of the postglacial deposition of the Dal’nyaya Taiga Group is estimated at no less than 14–15 Ma. Secular variations of the 87Sr/86Sr ratio measured in the Dal’nyaya Taiga Group limestones are similar to changes of this ratio after the Marinoan glacial period. The Sr and C isotope correlations suggest a prolonged hiatus between the Dal’nyaya Taiga and Zhuya groups.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful to A.V. Shatsillo, B.G. Pokrovsky, and N.M. Chumakov for the discussion that inspired us to undertake this work. We also thank the anonymous peers for valuable remarks.

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Isotope and geochemical studies, as well as preparation of the paper, were supported by the Russian Science Foundation (project no. 18-77-00059). Expedition works for the collection of field materials were supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project nos. 17-05-00021 and 19-05-00155).

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Rud’ko, S.V., Kuznetsov, A.B. & Petrov, P.Y. Strontium Isotope Composition in Limestones of the Dal’nyaya Taiga Group in the Patom Basin: Vendian Reference Section of Siberia. Lithol Miner Resour 55, 206–217 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0024490220030050

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