Fractionation of silicon isotopes by marine diatoms during biogenic silica formation

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 5051-5056

  De La Rocha, Christina L ^a,b   Brzezinski, Mark A ^a   DeNiro, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC MINERAL; DIATOM; FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; SILICON;

EID: 0031404666     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00300-1     Document Type: Article

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