Boron, carbon, and oxygen isotopic composition of brachiopod shells: Intra-shell variability, controls, and potential as a paleo-pH recorder

Chemical Geology

Volumn 340, Issue , 2013, Pages 32-39

  Penman, Donald E ^a,b   Hönisch, Bärbel ^a   Rasbury, E Troy ^c   Hemming, N Gary ^d   Spero, Howard J ^e  

^a Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d School of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Boron isotopes; Brachiopod; Seawater pH; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC CARBONATES; BORON ISOTOPES; BRACHIOPOD; CAMBRIANS; CENOZOIC; CROSS CALIBRATION; EMPIRICAL CALIBRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PH; FORAMINIFERS; FOSSIL RECORDS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC MEASUREMENT; NEGATIVE VALUES; OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA; OUTER SURFACE; OXYGEN ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PLEISTOCENE; POSITIVE VALUE; SINGLE SPECIES; STABLE CARBON; STABLE ISOTOPES; TIME-SCALES;

BORON; CALCITE; CALIBRATION; CARBON; OXYGEN; SEAWATER; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

ISOTOPES;

BORON ISOTOPE; BRACHIOPOD; CALCITE; CAMBRIAN; CARBON ISOTOPE; CENOZOIC; FOSSIL RECORD; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PH; PHANEROZOIC; PLEISTOCENE; SEAWATER; SHELL; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ANTHOZOA; BRACHIOPODA; FORAMINIFERA; LAQUEUS CALIFORNIANUS; TEREBRATALIA TRANSVERSA; TEREBRATULIDA;

EID: 84872562513     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.11.016     Document Type: Article

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