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Article Dans Une Revue Geology Année : 2005

Strong kinetic effects on Sr/Ca ratios in the calcitic bivalve

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Although Sr/Ca ratios in abiogenic calcite are strongly controlled by precipitation rates, such a kinetic effect has never been demonstrated in calcitic bivalve shells. Therefore, we report Sr/Ca ratios together with daily growth rates in the calcitic shells of 4 individuals of the bivalve Pecten maximus (age class I). Ratios of Sr/Ca were found to be variable among individuals that grew at the same location, illustrating that vital effects dominate over environmental controls. Although daily growth rate was correlated with shell Sr/Ca ratios, it explained only half of the Sr/Ca variations. However, daily shell surface area increment, an estimation of the total quantity of carbonate precipitated for a given time, explained 74% of the Sr/Ca variability in the shells of P. maximus. This proves, for the first time in a calcitic bivalve, that shell Sr/Ca partitioning is mainly controlled by kinetic effects. The Sr/Ca ratio should therefore be tested as a potential proxy of calcification rate in modern or fossil calcitic biocarbonates.
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hal-00452403 , version 1 (02-02-2010)

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Anne Lorrain, David Paul Gillikin, Yves-Marie Paulet, Laurent Chauvaud, Alain Le Mercier, et al.. Strong kinetic effects on Sr/Ca ratios in the calcitic bivalve. Geology, 2005, 33 (12), pp.965-968. ⟨hal-00452403⟩
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