Mg in aragonitic bivalve shells: seasonal variations and mode of incorporation in Arctica islandica

The potential of Mg in Arctica islandica as a climate proxy is explored through analysis of live-collected shells from Irvine Bay, NW Scotland. Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) analysis of the right hand valve from two specimens indicates that seasonal Mg/Ca va...

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Published in:Chemical Geology
Main Authors: Foster, L, Finch, Adrian Anthony, Allison, Nicola, Andersson, c, Clarke, LJ
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Arctica islandica
Mg/Ca
Climate reconstruction
Synchrotron
XANES
AMORPHOUS CALCIUM-CARBONATE
MOLLUSK SHELL
Irvine Bay
Online Access:https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/publications/c3110cec-764d-4a42-8656-2a3966e76f1f
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.06.007
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