Structural limitations in deriving accurate U-series ages from calcitic cold-water corals contrast with robust coral radiocarbon and Mg/Ca systematics

Chemical Geology

Volumn 355, Issue , 2013, Pages 69-87

  Gutjahr, Marcus ^a   Vance, Derek ^a,f   Hoffmann, Dirk L ^a,b   Hillenbrand, Claus Dieter ^c   Foster, Gavin L ^d   Rae, James W B ^a,g   Kuhn, Gerhard ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE LA EVOLUCIÓN HUMANA CENIEH   (Spain)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^f ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^g CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mg Ca; Mg Li; Octocoral; Radiocarbon; U series dating

Indexed keywords

COLD-WATER CORALS; GEOCHRONOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION; ISOTOPIC MEASUREMENT; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPES; OCTOCORAL; RADIOCARBON; U-SERIES DATING; URANIUM CONCENTRATION;

DIFFUSION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPES; MAGNESIUM; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEAWATER; THORIUM;

URANIUM;

ARAGONITE; BIOMINERALIZATION; BORON ISOTOPE; CALCITE; CALCIUM; COLD WATER; CORAL; FOSSIL; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PH; RADIOCARBON DATING; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

AMUNDSEN SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA; CORALLIIDAE;

EID: 84881510116     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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