Barium isotope fractionation in the global barium cycle: First evidence from barium minerals and precipitation experiments

K von Allmen, ME Böttcher, E Samankassou… - Chemical Geology, 2010 - Elsevier
In this study, we present first results from an ongoing investigation on the stable barium (Ba)
isotope fractionation in the natural barium cycle. Stable Ba isotope signatures of …

Frontiers of stable isotope geoscience

JM Eiler, B Bergquist, I Bourg, P Cartigny, J Farquhar… - Chemical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Isotope geochemistry is in the midst of a remarkable period of innovation and discovery; the
last decade (or so) has seen the emergence of 'nontraditional'stable isotopes of metals (ie …

Equilibrium fractionation of non-traditional isotopes: a molecular modeling perspective

M Blanchard, E Balan… - Reviews in Mineralogy …, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The isotopic compositions of natural materials are determined by their parent reservoirs, on
the one hand, and by fractionation mechanisms, on the other hand. Under the right …

Precipitation of barite by marine bacteria: A possible mechanism for marine barite formation

MT Gonzalez-Muñoz, F Martinez-Ruiz… - …, 2012 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Barite (BaSO4) is found throughout the ocean, yet seawater is undersaturated with respect
to barite, and organisms that could account for the abundance of barite have not yet been …

First-principles investigations of equilibrium calcium isotope fractionation between clinopyroxene and Ca-doped orthopyroxene

C Feng, T Qin, S Huang, Z Wu, F Huang - Geochimica et Cosmochimica …, 2014 - Elsevier
Equilibrium fractionation factors of Ca isotopes among mantle minerals are essential for
using Ca isotopes as an important tracer in mantle geochemistry. Using the vibrational …

Constraining the cause of the end-Guadalupian extinction with coupled records of carbon and calcium isotopes

AB Jost, R Mundil, B He, ST Brown, D Altiner… - Earth and Planetary …, 2014 - Elsevier
A negative δ C 13 excursion in carbonate sediments near the Guadalupian/Lopingian
(Middle/Late Permian) boundary has been interpreted to have resulted from a large carbon …

First-principles investigation of equilibrium K isotope fractionation among K-bearing minerals

Y Li, W Wang, Z Wu, S Huang - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2019 - Elsevier
The 41 K/39 K reduced partition function ratios, 10 3 lnβ, of 17 major K-bearing minerals
have been calculated using the density functional theory (DFT) method. Their 10 3 lnβ …

Calcium isotope ratios in animal and human bone

LM Reynard, GM Henderson, REM Hedges - Geochimica et Cosmochimica …, 2010 - Elsevier
Calcium isotopes in tissues are thought to be influenced by an individual's diet, reflecting
parameters such as trophic level and dairy consumption, but this has not been carefully …

A dynamic marine calcium cycle during the past 28 million years

EM Griffith, A Paytan, K Caldeira, TD Bullen, E Thomas - Science, 2008 - science.org
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 …

Metal-ion partitioning during low-temperature precipitation and dissolution of anhydrous carbonates and sulphates

ME Böttcher, M Dietzel - 2011 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Anhydrous carbonate and sulphate-bearing solids are formed on Earth under very different
environmental conditions and are the most abundant constituents in so-called chemical …