Sedimentary Geochemistry and Paleoenvironments Project

Proxy Primers

SGP Proxy Primer: Uranium Isotopes

SGP Proxy Primer: Cerium Anomalies and other Rare Earth Elements

SGP Proxy Primer: Programmed Pyrolysis and Rock Eval

SGP Proxy Primer: Analyzing Large Geochemical Datasets

This Proxy Primer is presented by Dr. Selva Marroquin (Caltech) and provides an accessible introduction to organic and inorganic carbon isotopes and carbon isotope chemostratigraphy.

This Proxy Primer is presented by Dr. Maya Gomes (Johns Hopkins University) and provides an accessible introduction to sulfur isotopes in carbonates and shales.

This Proxy Primer is presented by Dr. Zunli Lu (Syracuse University) and presents an accessible introduction to the Iodine/Calcium (I/Ca) redox proxy.

This Proxy Primer is presented by Dr. Alan Rooney (Yale University) and provides an accessible introduction to the Re-Os geochronometer and the use of Os isotopes as a weathering tracer.

This Proxy Primer is presented by Dr. Eva Stüeken (University of St. Andrews) and provides an accessible introduction to the use of nitrogen isotopes in the rock record.