Evolution of the Mg/Ca ratio of Cretaceous seawater: Implications from the composition of biological low-Mg calcite

Marine Geology

Volumn 217, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 199-213

  Steuber, Thomas ^a   Rauch, Markus ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Low Mg calcite; Mg Ca ratio; Rudist bivalves; Seawater composition

Indexed keywords

INVERSE COVARIANCE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS; METABOLIC CONTROL; MOLLUSKS;

CALCIUM; ISOTOPES; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METABOLISM; OCEAN ENGINEERING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

SEAWATER;

CALCIUM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRETACEOUS; MAGNESIUM; SEAWATER;

ALBIA; BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 20144367470     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2005.02.012     Document Type: Article

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