Seawater pH control on the boron isotopic composition of calcite: Evidence from inorganic calcite precipitation experiments

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1551-1555

  Sanyal, A ^a,b   Nugent, M ^c   Reeder, R J ^c   Bijma, J ^d  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON; CALCITE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEAWATER;

EID: 0034032965     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00437-8     Document Type: Article

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