Unravelling contamination signals in biogenic silica oxygen isotope composition: The role of major and trace element geochemistry

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 321-330

  Brewer, Tim S ^a   Leng, Melanie J ^b,c   Mackay, Anson W ^d   Lamb, Angela L ^b   Tyler, Jonathan J ^d   Marsh, Nicholas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogenic silica; Contamination; Lake Baikal; Lake tilo; Major elements; Oxygen isotopes; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

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EID: 44449134641     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1171     Document Type: Conference Paper

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