Application of a radially viewed inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrophotometer to simultaneous measurement of Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca, and Mn/Ca ratios in marine biogenic carbonates

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Wara, M W ^a   Anderson, L D ^a   Schellenberg, S A ^a,b   Franks, R ^a   Ravelo, A C ^a   Delaney, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonates; Inductively coupled plasma; Magnesium; Manganese; Strontium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344437696     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GC000525     Document Type: Article

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