Carbon and sulfur in the Swaziland sequence |
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| Authors: | Carleton B Moore Charles F Lewis Keith A Kvenvolden |
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| Institution: | 1. Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz. U.S.A.;2. Planetary Biology Division, NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Sedimentary and igneous rocks of the Swaziland Sequence of South Africa (>3,200 my. old) contain total carbon (0.09–8.28%), organic carbon (0.04–1.95%) and sulfur (9–53,000 ppm). Amounts of organic carbon are generally high in the lower part of the Sequence (based on two samples from the Theespruit Formation). Sulfur content varies widely with no obvious correlations or trends. These rocks may contain clues to the early carbon and sulfur cycles on earth. |
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