A study of cleaning procedures used for foraminiferal Mg/Ca paleothermometry

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2003, Pages

  Barker, S ^a   Greaves, M ^a   Elderfield, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cleaning protocol; Dissolution; Foraminifera; Mg Ca; Sr Ca; Thermometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642264884     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GC000559     Document Type: Article

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