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ACC and vaterite as metastable intermediates in the solution based crystallization of CaCO3
(Springer International Publishing, 2017)Amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) and vaterite are not very common in abiotic systems, but they play a very significant role in biomineralization processes and are key in the global carbon cycle. Despite their importance, ... -
Acid Treatment effects on the stable isotopic signature of fossils
(2012)Prior to geochemical analyses, fossil bones and teeth are often extracted from any surrounding lithified sediments using chemical techniques such as immersion in acid. As stable isotope analysis becomes more commonplace ... -
Amorphous dysprosium carbonate: characterization, stability, and crystallization pathways
(2013)The crystallization of amorphous dysprosium carbonate (ADC) has been studied in air (21–750 °C) and in solution (21–250 °C). This poorly ordered precursor, Dy2(CO3)3·4H2O, was synthesized in solution at ambient temperature. ... -
Apatite Chlorine Concentration Measurements by LA-ICP-MS
(2014)Apatite incorporates variable and significant amounts of halogens (mainly F and Cl) in its crystal structure, which can be used to determine the initial F and Cl concentrations of magmas. The amount of chlorine in the ... -
Arctic Bay Formation, Borden Basin, Nunavut (Canada): basin evolution, black shale, and dissolved metal systematics in the Mesoproterozoic ocean
(2012)The Arctic Bay Formation (Nunavut, Canada) represents a late Mesoproterozoic muddy terrigenous ramp and contains >200 m of black shale. The formation was studied in order to decipher the tectonostratigraphic and geochemical ... -
Basic volcanism contemporaneous with the Sturtian glacial episode in NE Scotland
(2010)The Dalradian Supergroup contains three distinct glacigenic units, formerly termed `Boulder Beds?, which are correlated with widespread Neoproterozoic glaciations. The oldest and thickest unit, the Port Askaig Formation, ... -
Biomineralisation by earthworms - an investigation into the stability and distribution of amorphous calcium carbonate
(2015)BACKGROUND: Many biominerals form from amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC), but this phase is highly unstable when synthesised in its pure form inorganically. Several species of earthworm secrete calcium carbonate granules ... -
Changes in the hydrological cycle in tropical East Africa during the Paleocene- Eocene Thermal Maximum
(2012)The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), at ca. 55.8 Ma, is one of the most studied instances of past greenhouse gas-induced global warming. As such, it provides a rich opportunity to examine the impact of such global ... -
Chemical Abrasion Applied to LA-ICP-MS U-Pb Zircon Geochronology
(2014)Zircon (ZrSiO4) is the most commonly used mineral in U–Pb geochronology. Although it has proven to be a robust chronometer, it can suffer from Pb-loss or elevated common Pb, both of which impede precision and accuracy of ... -
Chemical abrasion applied to SHRIMP zircon geochronology: An example from the Variscan Karkonosze Granite (Sudetes, SW Poland)
(2012)Thermal annealing followed by acid etching of zircon (chemical abrasion or CA) can be successfully utilised to minimize or eliminate the effects of major and cryptic Pb-loss for SIMS U?Pb zircon dating. The procedure is ... -
Chemical zoning and open system processes in the Laacher See magmatic system
(2020)Unravelling the generation of compositionally and thermally zoned magma reservoirs is important to our understanding of the dynamic processes operating in magmatic systems. Here, we present new major and trace element data ... -
Chemostratigraphy Across the Triassic–Jurassic Boundary
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2019)The Triassic‐Jurassic transition (~201.5 Ma) is marked by one of the largest mass extinctions in Earth’s history. This was accompanied by significant perturbations in ocean and atmosphere geochemistry, ... -
Chlorite-white Mica Pairs' composition as a micro-chemical guide to fingerprint massive sulfide deposits of the Bathurst Mining Camp, Canada
(2019)The compositions of phyllosilicates, with a focus on fluid-mobile elements, were evaluated as a means to fingerprint the Middle Ordovician metamorphosed (greenschist facies) volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits of the ... -
The chronostratigraphy of the Haua Fteah cave (Cyrenaica, northeast Libya)
(2014)The 1950s excavations by Charles McBurney in the Haua Fteah, a large karstic cave on the coast of northeast Libya, revealed a deep sequence of human occupation. Most subsequent research on North African prehistory refers ...
