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Ion microprobe assessment of the heterogeneity of Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca and Mn/Ca ratios in <i>Pecten maximus</i> and <i>Mytilus edulis</i> (bivalvia) shell calcite precipitated at constant temperature
P. S. Freitas
pedro.freitas@ineti.pt
L. J. Clarke
H. Kennedy
C. A. Richardson
School of Ocean Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Askew Street, Menai Bridge, Isle of Anglesey, LL59 5AB, UK
Departamento de Geologia Marinha, Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Estrada da Portela – Zambujal, 2721-866 Alfragide, Portugal
Small-scale heterogeneity of biogenic carbonate elemental composition can be
a significant source of error in the accurate use of element/Ca ratios as
geochemical proxies. In this study ion microprobe (SIMS) profiles showed
significant small-scale variability of Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca and Mn/Ca ratios in new
shell calcite of the marine bivalves <i>P. maximus</i> and <i>Mytilus edulis</i> that was precipitated during a
constant-temperature culturing experiment. Elevated Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca and Mn/Ca
ratios were found to be associated with the deposition of elaborate shell
features, i.e. a shell surface stria in <i>P. maximus</i> and surface shell disturbance marks
in both species, the latter a common occurrence in bivalve shells. In both
species the observed small-scale elemental heterogeneity most likely was not
controlled by variable transport of ions to the extra-pallial fluid, but by
factors such as shell Mg content influencing Sr and Mn heterogeneity, the
influence of shell organic content and/or conditions at the shell
crystal-solution interface. Invariant Mg/Ca ratios observed in the mid and
innermost regions of the <i>P. maximus</i> shell suggests a potential application as a
palaeotemperature proxy.
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