How to Make Otherworldly Oxygen Isotope Signatures on Earth and to Preserve Them in Rocks
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Introduction: Triple oxygen isotope measurement was once an exclusive practice in meteorite research [1]. Since 1980s, many compounds on Earth have been found to possess triple oxygen isotope compositions that deviate from terrestrial fractionation line [2, 3]. Some of them form minerals and rocks, which can be preserved in geological records and serve as a solid archive for past Earth system history.
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