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CARBONATE-WATER ISOTOPIC TEMPERATURE SCALE
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Research Article| April 01, 1951 CARBONATE-WATER ISOTOPIC TEMPERATURE SCALE SAMUEL EPSTEIN; SAMUEL EPSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar RALPH BUCHSBAUM; RALPH BUCHSBAUM INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar HEINZ LOWENSTAM; HEINZ LOWENSTAM INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar HAROLD C UREY HAROLD C UREY INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information SAMUEL EPSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. RALPH BUCHSBAUM INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. HEINZ LOWENSTAM INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. HAROLD C UREY INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 08 Mar 1950 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Copyright © 1951, The Geological Society of America, Inc. Copyright is not claimed on any material prepared by U.S. government employees within the scope of their employment. GSA Bulletin (1951) 62 (4): 417–426. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1951)62[417:CITS]2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 08 Mar 1950 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation SAMUEL EPSTEIN, RALPH BUCHSBAUM, HEINZ LOWENSTAM, HAROLD C UREY; CARBONATE-WATER ISOTOPIC TEMPERATURE SCALE. GSA Bulletin 1951;; 62 (4): 417–426. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1951)62[417:CITS]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract A relationship between temperature and relative O18 abundance in calcium carbonate in marine shells has been determined. If the relative O18 abundance of the water in which the shell grew is known, the temperature can be determined to an accuracy of ±1.0°C. The relative O18 contents of marine waters increase with salinity and, in the case of surface marine waters, with salinity and temperature. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
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“Consequently, 47 thermometry offers a significant advantage over conventional oxygen isotope (δ 18 O) carbonate-water thermometry (e.g., Epstein et al. 1951), which depends on both temperature and δ 18 O w .”
From Frontiers of Carbonate Clumped Isotope Thermometry (2023) · cites this paper as Epstein et al. 1951
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“CO 2 and/or other molecular gaseous species may be produced during the reaction of organic matter with orthophosphoric acid (H 3 PO 4 ) (Bowen 1966(Bowen , 1991;;Epstein et al. 1951Epstein et al. , 1953;;Falster et al. 2018;Oehlerich et al. 2013;Weber et al. 1976) and their incomplete separation prior to gas introduction in the mass spectrometer may affect C and O isotope measurements.”
From Organic matter removal for continuous flow isotope ratio mass spectrometry analysis of carbon and oxygen isotope compositions of calcite or dolomite in organic-rich samples (2021) · cites this paper as Epstein et al. 1951
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“In earlier studies, the main cause suspected to have induced shifts in δ 13 C CO2 and δ 18 O CO2 of carbonates associated with organic matter is the production of CO 2 and/or other molecular gaseous species derived from organic matter and/or impure H 3 PO 4 (Bowen 1966;Epstein et al. 1951Epstein et al. , 1953;;Falster et al. 2018;Oehlerich et al. 2013;Weber et al. 1976) and their subsequent incom”
From Organic matter removal for continuous flow isotope ratio mass spectrometry analysis of carbon and oxygen isotope compositions of calcite or dolomite in organic-rich samples (2021) · cites this paper as Epstein et al. 1951
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“In the absence of yeast, none of the treatments tested in the present contribution altered the isotope composition of pure carbonates, as expected from previous works (Emiliani 1966;Epstein et al. 1951Epstein et al. , 1953;;Mook, 1971;Wierzbowski 2007).”
From Organic matter removal for continuous flow isotope ratio mass spectrometry analysis of carbon and oxygen isotope compositions of calcite or dolomite in organic-rich samples (2021) · cites this paper as Epstein et al. 1951
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“Subsequently, [9] showcased that oxygen isotope (δ 18 O) in sedimentary carbonates can serve as a paleothermometer, and can be used to estimate the temperature at which carbonate was formed.”
From Isotopes (13C and 18O) Geochemistry of Lower Triassic Montney Formation, Northeastern British Columbia, Western Canada (2017) · cites this paper as [9]
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- EPSTEIN, S., BUCHSBAUM, R., LOWENSTAM, H., & UREY, H. C.
- Venue
- Geological Society of America Bulletin
- Publisher
- Geological Society of America
- Published
- 1951
- Volume
- 62
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 417
- ISSN
- 0016-7606 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1991929251
- Cited by
- 626
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- FWCI
- 30.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Geological Society of America Bulletin (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geochemistry and Petrology › Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geochemistry and Petrology › Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Keywords
- stable isotopes, oxygen isotopes, carbon isotopes, paleotemperature, carbonate minerals, water temperature, isotope exchange, isotope fractionation, geothermometry, geochronology, isotope equilibrium
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