Nd and Mn concentration in planktonic foraminifera ...

• Main Authors: Roberts, Natalie L, Piotrowski, Alexander M, Elderfield, Henry, Eglinton, Timothy Ian, Lomas, Michael W
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2012
• Subjects: Ocean Drilling Program ODP; Planktonic foraminifera
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.814099; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.814099

Neodymium isotopes are becoming widely used as a palaeoceanographic tool for reconstructing the source and flow direction of water masses. A new method using planktonic foraminifera which have not been chemically cleaned has proven to be a promising means of avoiding contamination of the deep ocean palaeoceanographic signal by detrital material. However, the exact mechanism by which the Nd isotope signal from bottom waters becomes associated with planktonic foraminifera, the spatial distribution of rare earth element (REE) concentrations within the shell, and the possible mobility of REE ions during changing redox conditions, have not been fully investigated. Here we present REE concentration and Nd isotope data from mixed species of planktonic foraminifera taken from plankton tows, sediment traps and a sediment core from the NW Atlantic. We used multiple geochemical techniques to evaluate how, where and when REEs become associated with planktonic foraminifera as they settle through the water column, reside ... : Supplement to: Roberts, Natalie L; Piotrowski, Alexander M; Elderfield, Henry; Eglinton, Timothy Ian; Lomas, Michael W (2012): Rare earth element association with foraminifera. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 94, 57-71 ...