A dynamic marine calcium cycle during the past 28 million years
Griffith, E.M.; Paytan, A.; Caldeira, K.; Bullen, T.D.; Thomas, E. (2008). A dynamic marine calcium cycle during the past 28 million years. Science (Wash.) 322(5908): 1671-1674
In: Science (Washington). American Association for the Advancement of Science: New York, N.Y. ISSN 0036-8075; e-ISSN 1095-9203, meer
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Chemical compounds > Carbon compounds > Carbonates > Calcium compounds > Calcium carbonates
Cycles > Chemical cycles > Geochemical cycle > Biogeochemical cycle
Isotopes
Isotopes > Calcium isotopes
Pollution > Chemical pollution
Seawater
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- Griffith, E.M.
- Paytan, A.
- Caldeira, K.
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| Abstract |
Multiple lines of evidence have shown that the isotopic composition and concentration of calcium in seawater have changed over the past 28 million years. A high-resolution, continuous seawater calcium isotope ratio curve from marine (pelagic) barite reveals distinct features in the evolution of the seawater calcium isotopic ratio suggesting changes in seawater calcium concentrations. The most pronounced increase in the d44/40Ca value of seawater (of 0.3 per mil) occurred over roughly 4 million years following a period of low values around 13 million years ago. The major change in marine calcium corresponds to a climatic transition and global change in the carbon cycle and suggests a reorganization of the global biogeochemical system. |
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