Calcium Isotopes

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Calcium Isotopes
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Elizabeth M. Griffith
By (author) Matthew S. Fantle
SeriesElements in Geochemical Tracers in Earth System Science
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:75
Dimensions(mm): Height 150,Width 230
Category/GenreEarth sciences
ISBN/Barcode 9781108810760
ClassificationsDewey:551.9
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 21 January 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Precise measurements of the calcium (Ca) isotopes have provided constraints on Ca cycling at global and local scales, and quantified rates of carbonate diagenesis in marine sedimentary systems. Key to applying Ca isotopes as a geochemical tracer of Ca cycling, carbonate (bio)mineralization, and diagenesis is an understanding of the impact of multiple factors potentially impacting Ca isotopes in the rock record. These factors include variations in stable isotopic fractionation factors, the influence of local-scale Ca cycling on Ca isotopic gradients in carbonate settings, carbonate dissolution and reprecipitation, and the relationship between the Ca isotopic composition of seawater and mineral phases that record the secular evolution of seawater chemistry.