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Earth Science

D-Index
36
Citations
4298
World Ranking
7335
National Ranking
470

Best Publications

  • Biological Fe oxidation controlled deposition of banded iron formation in the ca. 3770 Ma Isua Supracrustal Belt (West Greenland)

    Andrew D. Czaja;Clark M. Johnson;Brian L. Beard;Eric E. Roden

  • Magnesium isotope fractionation during precipitation of inorganic calcite under laboratory conditions

    Weiqiang Li;Weiqiang Li;Suvankar Chakraborty;Suvankar Chakraborty;Brian L. Beard;Brian L. Beard;Christopher S. Romanek;Christopher S. Romanek

  • A redox-stratified ocean 3.2 billion years ago

    Aaron M. Satkoski;Aaron M. Satkoski;Nicolas J. Beukes;Weiqiang Li;Brian L. Beard;Brian L. Beard

  • The Cu isotopic signature of granites from the Lachlan Fold Belt, SE Australia

    Weiqiang Li;Simon E. Jackson;Norman J. Pearson;Olivier Alard

  • Biologically recycled continental iron is a major component in banded iron formations.

    Weiqiang Li;Weiqiang Li;Brian L. Beard;Clark M. Johnson

  • Experimental calibration of Mg isotope fractionation between dolomite and aqueous solution and its geological implications

    Weiqiang Li;Weiqiang Li;Weiqiang Li;Brian L. Beard;Brian L. Beard;Chengxiang Li;Huifang Xu;Huifang Xu

  • Copper isotopic zonation in the Northparkes porphyry Cu-Au deposit, SE Australia

    Weiqiang Li;Simon E. Jackson;Simon E. Jackson;Norman J. Pearson;Stuart Graham

  • K isotopes as a tracer for continental weathering and geological K cycling

    Shilei Li;Weiqiang Li;Brian L Beard;Maureen E Raymo

  • Precise measurement of stable potassium isotope ratios using a single focusing collision cell multi-collector ICP-MS

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  • Felsic volcanism as a factor driving the end-Permian mass extinction.

    Hua Zhang;Feifei Zhang;Jiu-bin Chen;Douglas H. Erwin;Douglas H. Erwin

  • Magnesium isotope fractionation between brucite [Mg(OH)2] and Mg aqueous species: Implications for silicate weathering and biogeochemical processes

    Weiqiang Li;Weiqiang Li;Brian L. Beard;Brian L. Beard;Chengxiang Li;Clark M. Johnson;Clark M. Johnson

  • Formation mechanisms of hydrocarbon reservoirs associated with volcanic and subvolcanic intrusive rocks: Examples in Mesozoic–Cenozoic basins of eastern China

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  • An anoxic, Fe(II)-rich, U-poor ocean 3.46 billion years ago

    Weiqiang Li;Weiqiang Li;Andrew D. Czaja;Andrew D. Czaja;Andrew D. Czaja;Martin J. Van Kranendonk;Martin J. Van Kranendonk;Brian L. Beard;Brian L. Beard

  • Potassium isotopic composition of various samples using a dual-path collision cell-capable multiple-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer, Nu instruments Sapphire

    Frédéric Moynier;Yan Hu;Kun Wang;Ye Zhao

  • Origin of heavy Fe isotope compositions in high-silica igneous rocks: A rhyolite perspective

    De-Hong Du;Xiao-Lei Wang;Tao Yang;Xin Chen

  • Exchange and fractionation of Mg isotopes between epsomite and saturated MgSO 4 solution

    Weiqiang Li;Weiqiang Li;Brian L. Beard;Brian L. Beard;Clark M. Johnson;Clark M. Johnson

  • Zinc isotopic evidence for recycled carbonate in the deep mantle

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  • Zinc Isotope Fractionation during Sorption onto Al Oxides: Atomic Level Understanding from EXAFS

    Wenxian Gou;Wei Li;Junfeng Ji;Weiqiang Li

  • Zircon SHRIMP Dating for the Weiya Pluton, Eastern Tianshan: Its Geological Implications

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  • Geochemistry and cosmochemistry of potassium stable isotopes

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