Can the pattern of foraminiferal intratest trace element variations be explained by Ca dilution during biomineralization?

• Main Author: Hathorne, Ed C.
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus 2010
• Subjects: Sinclair; Planktonic foraminifera
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/10910/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/10910/1/2010_Hathorne_EGU2010-5184.pdf; http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2010/EGU2010-5184.pdf

Recently Hathorne et al. (2009) documented large intratest trace element (TE) variations in planktonic foraminifera from a single sediment trap sample that could not be explained by variations in water column properties. The laser ablation ICP-MS depth profiles of trace elements through the test wal...