Publication Date:
2024-01-09
Description:
Mg/Ca anlaysis of foraminiferal calcite shells. Foraminifera obtained from sediments (benthic, Uvigerina spp.; sediment from ODP Site 1015, California Margin) and from plankton tows (planktonic, Orbulina universa, plankton tow specimens were collected near Green Island, Taiwan in May 2019 using a 1 m plankton net Sea-Gear, 150 µm mesh, 0-50 m depth), were analyzed. Mg/Ca were obtained applying Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) and wavelength-dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy by electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA). The goal is to assess the use of EPMA as an alternative technique for Mg/Ca analyses of foraminiferal calcite shells.
Keywords:
Electron Probe Microanalysis (EPMA); EPMA; GreenIsland; LA-ICP-MS; LA-ICP-MS, Laser-ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer; Lü Dao; Mg/Ca; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP; Orbulina universa; Orbulina universa, Magnesium/Calcium ratio; PLA; Plankton net; Sample ID; Taiwan; Uvigerina spp.
Type:
Dataset
Format:
text/tab-separated-values, 124 data points
