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Micron-scale intrashell oxygen isotope variation in cultured planktic foraminifers

Date

Authors

Vetter, Lael

Kozdon, Reinhard

Eggins, Stephen

Mora, Claudia I

Valley, John

Hönisch, Bärbel

Spero, Howard

Publisher

Pergamon-Elsevier Ltd

Abstract

In this study, we show that the rate of shell precipitation in the extant planktic foraminifer Orbulina universa is sufficiently rapid that 12h calcification periods in 18O-labeled seawater can be resolved and accurately measured using secondary ion mass

Keywords

Keywords: barium; biomineralization; calcification; inductively coupled plasma method; mass spectrometry; microfossil; oxygen isotope; paleoceanography; planktonic foraminifera; precipitation (chemistry); spatial resolution; trace element; Foraminifera; Orbulina un

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/70989

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.gca.2012.12.046

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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