Simple X-ray diffraction techniques to identify mg calcite, dolomite, and magnesite in tropical coralline algae and assess peak asymmetry

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1084-1098

  Nash, Merinda C ^a   Opdyke, Bradley N ^a   Wu, Zhongwei ^b   Xu, Huifang ^b   Trafford, Janice M ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MAGNESITE; MAGNESIUM; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; REEFS; TROPICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; INTRACELLULAR CALCIFICATION; MINERAL ALTERATIONS; MINERALOGICAL ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL EVIDENCE; SAMPLING TECHNIQUE; SIMPLE SAMPLINGS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION TECHNIQUES;

MAGNESIUM METALLOGRAPHY;

ALGA; BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCITE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CORAL REEF; DOLOMITE; MAGNESITE; MAGNESIUM; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALGAE;

EID: 84893122990     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2013.67     Document Type: Article

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