Boron isotopic fractionation in laboratory inorganic carbonate precipitation: Evidence for the incorporation of B(OH)3 into carbonate

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1776-1785

  Xiao, Ying Kai ^a,b   Li, Hua Ling ^a,c   Liu, Wei Guo ^d   Wang, Xiu Fang ^a   Jiang, Shao Yong ^e  

^a QINGHAI INSTITUTE OF SALT LAKES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^d Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^e NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

B(OH)3incorporation; Biogenic carbonate; Boron; Isotopic fractionation

Indexed keywords

BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPES; NONMETALS; SEAWATER;

AVERAGE VALUES; B(OH)3INCORPORATION; BIOGENIC CARBONATE; BIOGENIC CARBONATES; BORON ISOTOPES; CARBONATE PRECIPITATIONS; EMPIRICAL EQUATIONS; HIGH PH; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; PH CURVES;

CARBONATION;

BORON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; SEAWATER;

EID: 57049134749     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-008-0144-y     Document Type: Article

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