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Palaeoredox link with the late Neoproterozoic–early Cambrian Bilara carbonate deposition, Marwar Supergroup, India

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This study performed a stable isotope and redox-sensitive trace-element investigation on the Gotan Limestone and Pondlo Dolomite of the Bilara Group, Marwar Supergroup to decipher the palaeodepositional redox condition. A multivariate-statistical analysis of geochemical data set (δ13C-carb, δ18O-carb, δ13C-org, TOC, V, Ni, Cu, Zn, Mo, Pb, and U) reveals that limestone and dolomite units of the Bilara Group were deposited under two different redox regimes. Dolomite has an average δ13C-org values ~ − 30.0 ‰ and shows a statistically significant negative correlation with δ13C-carb which indicates an oxygen-depleted closed palaeodepositional environment. Dolomite δ13C-carb also shows a statistically significant negative correlation with redox-sensitive trace elements V, Ce, Pb, and U which infer higher secondary productivity during the dolomite deposition. The limestone has an average δ13C-org values ~ − 28.9 ‰ and δ13C-carb shows a significant positive correlation with δ18O-carb and Sr, whereas δ13C-carb shows a significant negative correlation with V and U. These statistical relationships among the geochemical parameter are indicative of suboxic-to-oxic water column with a relatively higher depth that received a significant input of water discharge from the terrestrial region. This discharge may have brought nutrients and other weathering-derived ions into the basin.

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We are thankful to the Director, BSIP for her support. A detailed discussion with Prof. I. B. Singh is greatly acknowledged. This work was funded by DST-SERB Young Scientist Grant; Project no. SR/FTP/ES-107/2014. This is a BSIP contribution number (BSIP/RDCC/59/2017-18).

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    A. H. Ansari, S. K. Pandey, Kamlesh Kumar, Shailesh Agrawal, Shamim Ahmad & Mayank Shekhar

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Ansari, A.H., Pandey, S.K., Kumar, K. et al. Palaeoredox link with the late Neoproterozoic–early Cambrian Bilara carbonate deposition, Marwar Supergroup, India. Carbonates Evaporites 35, 38 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13146-020-00574-9

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