Testing the effect of carbonate saturation on the Sr/Ca of biogenic aragonite: A case study from the River Ehen, Cumbria, UK

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Bailey, Trevor R ^a   Lear, Caroline H ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogenic aragonite; Bivalves; Carbonate saturation; Margaritifera margaritifera; River Ehen.; Sr Ca

Indexed keywords

EID: 51649129652     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GC001084     Document Type: Article

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