This work also introduces a new workflow to account for SR in paleoenvironmental studies at basin scale and over long time periods. Our SR-corrected TME proxies require a different interpretation of paleoenvironmental conditions (e.g., primary productivity, basin restriction) compared to conventional TME results and highlight that elementary enrichments commonly interpreted as indicative of anoxic depositional environments may reflect low SR and the formation of condensed intervals. Accounting for SR, we computed the authigenic fraction accumulation rates of key TMEs in the Upper Montney Formation and Doig Phosphate (Triassic, western Canada), and we correct the concentration of these elements in the Vaca-Muerta Formation (Jurassic–Cretaceous, Argentina). Here, we show how SR can affect the geochemical records and may lead to incorrect interpretations of TME evolution. However, applying these geochemical proxies at basin scale while ignoring variations in sedimentation rates (SR) may lead to misinterpretation of paleoenvironmental conditions. Recently, these proxies have undergone a resurgence of interest and are commonly used in large-scale (10–1000 km) studies. Metals with a shiny appearance are referred to. Although separate on the periodic table, lanthanides and actinides are really specific types of transition metals. As shown on the periodic table of the elements below, the majority of the chemical elements in pure form are classified as metals. In the above table nonmetal elements are H,He,C,N,O,F,Ne,P,S,Cl,Ar,Se,Br,Kr,I,Xe,At and Rn. For example, TME concentrations controlled by changes in primary productivity and redox conditions are widely used in paleoenvironmental studies. This group includes alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, transition metals, basic metals, lanthanides (rare earth elements), and actinides. The company headquarter is located in Zagreb.

Trace metal elements (TMEs) are commonly used to reconstruct the environmental conditions present during the deposition of organic-rich sediments. The company was founded in 2012 with core business of buying and selling goods.

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