Profiles of strontium and barium in Mercenaria mercenaria and Spisula solidissima shells

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 60, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 3445-3456

  Stecher III, H A ^a   Krantz, D E ^a   Lord III, C J ^b   Luther III, G W ^a   Bock, K W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA; MOLLUSC; ONTOGENY; PLEISTOCENE; SEASONAL GROWTH; SPISULA SOLIDISSIMA; STRONTIUM;

EID: 0030485552     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-7037(96)00179-2     Document Type: Article

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