scholarly journals Coal quality and major, minor, and trace elements in the Powder River, Green River, and Williston basins, Wyoming and North Dakota

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary D. Stricker ◽  
Romeo M. Flores ◽  
Michael H. Trippi ◽  
Margaret S. Ellis ◽  
Carol M. Olson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
North Dakota ◽  
Coal Quality ◽  
Green River ◽  
Minor And Trace Elements

scholarly journals Distribution of Major, Minor and Trace Elements in Iraqi Portland Cement

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-45
Author(s):  
Sahra M. O. Al-Maadhidee ◽  
Salem M. A. Al-Dabbagh
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Portland Cement ◽  
Minor And Trace Elements

scholarly journals Ba incorporation in benthic foraminifera

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lennart J. de Nooijer ◽  
Anieke Brombacher ◽  
Antje Mewes ◽  
Gerald Langer ◽  
Gernot Nehrke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Benthic Foraminifera ◽  
General Trend ◽  
Seawater Chemistry ◽  
Minor And Trace Elements ◽  
Foraminiferal Species ◽  
Element Partitioning ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Species Specific ◽  
New Applications

Abstract. Barium (Ba) incorporated in the calcite of many foraminiferal species is proportional to the concentration of Ba in seawater. Since the open ocean concentration of Ba closely follows seawater alkalinity, foraminiferal Ba/Ca can be used to reconstruct the latter. Alternatively, Ba/Ca from foraminiferal shells can also be used to reconstruct salinity in coastal settings where seawater Ba concentration corresponds to salinity as rivers contain much more Ba than seawater. Incorporation of a number of minor and trace elements is known to vary (greatly) between foraminiferal species and application of element/Ca ratios thus requires the use of species-specific calibrations. Here we show that calcite Ba/Ca correlates positively and linearly with seawater Ba/Ca in cultured specimens of two species of benthic foraminifera, Heterostegina depressa and Amphistegina lessonii. The slopes of the regression, however, vary 2–3 fold between these two species (0.33 and 0.78, respectively). This difference in Ba-partitioning resembles the difference in partitioning of other elements (Mg, Sr, B, Li and Na) in these foraminiferal taxa. A general trend across element partitioning for different species is described, which may help developing new applications of trace elements in foraminiferal calcite in reconstructing past seawater chemistry.

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