Debut of chromium signatures clocks great oxidation event

Friday, November 25, 2011 - 11:30 in Earth & Climate

Banded ironstone core samples from the Pilbara have aided in dating the first appearance of atmospheric oxygen at 2.48 billion years ago.

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