Extracting 10Be and 9Be from Antarctic marine sediments a comparison of different extraction techniques
Theme: T-5: Advances in sample preparation Type of presentation: Poster-Plus Presentation Application of meteoric-¹ Be (M¹ Be) in sediments and soils from diverse geomorphic settings has been active for many decades. In some cases, M¹ Be is normalized by the reactive Be from the same sediment sample...
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ftmurdochunivall:oai:alma.61MUN_INST:11140847800007891 2024-09-15T17:38:44+00:00 Extracting 10Be and 9Be from Antarctic marine sediments a comparison of different extraction techniques Jeromson, M. Fujioka, T. Fink, D. Post, A. Simon, K. Sanchez-Palacios, Tona Blaxell, M. Enge, T. Wilcken, K. White, D. 2021 pdf https://researchportal.murdoch.edu.au/esploro/outputs/eventposter/Extracting-10Be-and-9Be-from-Antarctic/991005564570007891 https://researchportal.murdoch.edu.au/view/delivery/61MUN_INST/12140847790007891/13141056950007891 eng eng 991005564570007891 https://researchportal.murdoch.edu.au/esploro/outputs/eventposter/Extracting-10Be-and-9Be-from-Antarctic/991005564570007891 https://researchportal.murdoch.edu.au/view/delivery/61MUN_INST/12140847790007891/13141056950007891 alma:61MUN_INST/bibs/991005564570007891 event Conference or Workshop Item 2021 ftmurdochunivall 2024-08-15T00:52:48Z Theme: T-5: Advances in sample preparation Type of presentation: Poster-Plus Presentation Application of meteoric-¹ Be (M¹ Be) in sediments and soils from diverse geomorphic settings has been active for many decades. In some cases, M¹ Be is normalized by the reactive Be from the same sediment sample. Given the complexities in geochemical pathways that M¹ Be is incorporated in the reactive mineral phase of such sediments, very different Be isotope chemistry extraction techniques have been developed. Measurement of M¹ Be and the reactive phase of Be in coastal Antarctic marine sediments has increasingly become promising as a paleo-proxy for the presence (or absence) of past ice shelves, and/or sub-glacial meltwater discharge from grounded outlet glaciers draining the ice sheet. However, published works select different methods to chemically leach Be isotopes from the reactive phase of Antarctic marine sediment and few studies have quantitively compared the efficacy of different leaching recipes. This is problematic because comparisons of ¹ Be/ Be ratios across different Antarctic sites assumes the same chemical fractionation of Be isotopes regardless of the leaching method. We examined three large-volume sediment grabs from near the Amery Ice Shelf front in East Antarctica that represent a range of grainsize and environmental conditions. For Be extraction, homogenised materials from each of the three samples were treated with four different leaching procedures, 1 3 targeting the reactive phase: 1) 6M HCl; 2) 0.5M HCl followed by 1M hydroxylamine hydrochloride in 1M HCl; 3) 0.04M hydroxylamine hydrochloride in 25% acetic acid solution 4) a total extraction dissolving in HF, HNO , and HClO. We also selected one grab to assess the effect of grainsize within the following fractions: <38 um, 38 63 um, 63 90 um, 90 125 um, and >125 um. Each fraction was leached with 6M HCl for 24 hours at room temperature. We found that both the 6M HCl and the 1M hydroxylamine procedures leached the same amount of ¹ Be as the ... Conference Object Amery Ice Shelf Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica East Antarctica Ice Sheet Ice Shelf Ice Shelves Murdoch University Research Portal |
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Theme: T-5: Advances in sample preparation Type of presentation: Poster-Plus Presentation Application of meteoric-¹ Be (M¹ Be) in sediments and soils from diverse geomorphic settings has been active for many decades. In some cases, M¹ Be is normalized by the reactive Be from the same sediment sample. Given the complexities in geochemical pathways that M¹ Be is incorporated in the reactive mineral phase of such sediments, very different Be isotope chemistry extraction techniques have been developed. Measurement of M¹ Be and the reactive phase of Be in coastal Antarctic marine sediments has increasingly become promising as a paleo-proxy for the presence (or absence) of past ice shelves, and/or sub-glacial meltwater discharge from grounded outlet glaciers draining the ice sheet. However, published works select different methods to chemically leach Be isotopes from the reactive phase of Antarctic marine sediment and few studies have quantitively compared the efficacy of different leaching recipes. This is problematic because comparisons of ¹ Be/ Be ratios across different Antarctic sites assumes the same chemical fractionation of Be isotopes regardless of the leaching method. We examined three large-volume sediment grabs from near the Amery Ice Shelf front in East Antarctica that represent a range of grainsize and environmental conditions. For Be extraction, homogenised materials from each of the three samples were treated with four different leaching procedures, 1 3 targeting the reactive phase: 1) 6M HCl; 2) 0.5M HCl followed by 1M hydroxylamine hydrochloride in 1M HCl; 3) 0.04M hydroxylamine hydrochloride in 25% acetic acid solution 4) a total extraction dissolving in HF, HNO , and HClO. We also selected one grab to assess the effect of grainsize within the following fractions: <38 um, 38 63 um, 63 90 um, 90 125 um, and >125 um. Each fraction was leached with 6M HCl for 24 hours at room temperature. We found that both the 6M HCl and the 1M hydroxylamine procedures leached the same amount of ¹ Be as the ... |
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Jeromson, M. Fujioka, T. Fink, D. Post, A. Simon, K. Sanchez-Palacios, Tona Blaxell, M. Enge, T. Wilcken, K. White, D. Extracting 10Be and 9Be from Antarctic marine sediments a comparison of different extraction techniques |
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Jeromson, M. Fujioka, T. Fink, D. Post, A. Simon, K. Sanchez-Palacios, Tona Blaxell, M. Enge, T. Wilcken, K. White, D. |
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Extracting 10Be and 9Be from Antarctic marine sediments a comparison of different extraction techniques |
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Extracting 10Be and 9Be from Antarctic marine sediments a comparison of different extraction techniques |
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Extracting 10Be and 9Be from Antarctic marine sediments a comparison of different extraction techniques |
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Extracting 10Be and 9Be from Antarctic marine sediments a comparison of different extraction techniques |
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Extracting 10Be and 9Be from Antarctic marine sediments a comparison of different extraction techniques |
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extracting 10be and 9be from antarctic marine sediments a comparison of different extraction techniques |
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https://researchportal.murdoch.edu.au/esploro/outputs/eventposter/Extracting-10Be-and-9Be-from-Antarctic/991005564570007891 https://researchportal.murdoch.edu.au/view/delivery/61MUN_INST/12140847790007891/13141056950007891 |
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