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Abstract: Measurement of the elemental composition of shells is increasingly emerging as an avenue for obtaining high-resolution insights into paleoclimate and past seasonality. Several studies have shown significant correlations between Mg/Ca ratios measured on shell carbonate and the sea surface temperature (SST) within which this carbonate was precipitated. However, other investigations have reported large variability in this relationship between species. Therefore, further studies, including taxa previously not considered are still required in order to validate these new species as suitable climate proxies. Here, we measured Mg/Ca ratios for limpet Patella depressa Pennant, 1777 samples live-collected in northern Spain for the first time. The elemental ratio was measured using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), a technique that significantly decreases the time required for sample preparation and increases the number of shells that can be analyzed. In this study, calibration-free LIBS (CF-LIBS) methods were applied to estimate molar concentrations of chemical elements on biogenic calcium carbonate. The Mg/Ca ratio evolution along the shell growth axis was compared with stable oxygen isotope ([Delta]18O) profiles obtained from these same limpets and the SST at the place where the mollusk grew to determine if the sequences obtained correctly reflected environmental conditions during the life-span of the mollusk. The results showed a significant correlation between Mg/Ca ratio series and both [Delta]18O profiles and SST, highlighting the paleoenvironmental and archaeological potential of LIBS analyses on this mollusk species that is frequently found in archaeological contexts in the western Europe.
Fuente: Applied Sciences, 2021, 11(7), 2959
Editorial: MDPI
Fecha de publicación: 25/03/2021
Nº de páginas: 17
Tipo de publicación: Artículo de Revista
DOI: 10.3390/app11072959
ISSN: 2076-3417
Proyecto español: HAR2016-75605-R
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ASIER GARCIA ESCARZAGA
MARINA MARTINEZ MINCHERO
ADOLFO COBO GARCIA
FERNANDO IGOR GUTIERREZ ZUGASTI
ALVARO ARRIZABALAGA VALVUENA
ROBERTS, PATRICK
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