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Terrestrial radioisotopes as paleoenvironmental proxies in sedimentary formations

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The presence of anomalous terrestrial radioisotopes must be suspected in black shale-hosted manganese ore deposits, based on high organic matter content, which is useful tool in genetic, among them paleoenvironmental investigations. Our work aims at the characterization of the paleoredox conditions of the Úrkút Manganese Formation based on comparison of terrestrial radioisotopes and selected element ratios. Paleoredox indicators were estimated on U/Th, δU, Ni/Co, V/Cr, V/(V + Ni) and Ce*. The results of paleoredox indicator element ratios show, that these methods must be used with caution (microbial selective element enrichments, mobilizations), and the complex interpretation using mineralogy and microtexture can be recommended.

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Acknowledgments

Lóránt Bíró's research was supported by the European Union and the State of Hungary, co-financed by the European Social Fund in the framework of TÁMOP 4.2.4. A/2-11-1-2012-0001 ‘National Excellence Program’.

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  1. Department of Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Petrology, Szeged University, Egyetem str. 2, Szeged, 6722, Hungary

    Lóránt Bíró & Tivadar M. Tóth

  2. Institute for Geology and Geochemistry, Research Center for Astronomy and Geosciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budaörsi str. 45, Budapest, 1112, Hungary

    Lóránt Bíró & Márta Polgári

  3. Mangán Ltd, Külterület 1, Úrkút, 8409, Hungary

    Tamás Vigh

  4. Project for Environmental Dynamics and Radiation Effects, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1, Anagawa, Inage-Ku, Chiba, 263-8555, Japan

    Norbert Kávási & Sarata Kumar Sahoo

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Bíró, L., Polgári, M., M. Tóth, T. et al. Terrestrial radioisotopes as paleoenvironmental proxies in sedimentary formations. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 306, 289–293 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3861-z

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