Dolostone as a reliable tracer of seawater lithium isotope composition

Xiao-Feng Liu; Xiao-Ming Liu; Xi-Kai Wang; Shikui Zhai; Xinyu Liu

doi:10.1038/s43247-023-00711-x

Communications Earth & Environment (Mar 2023)

Dolostone as a reliable tracer of seawater lithium isotope composition

Xiao-Feng Liu,
Xiao-Ming Liu,
Xi-Kai Wang,
Shikui Zhai,
Xinyu Liu

Affiliations

Xiao-Feng Liu: College of Marine Geosciences, Ocean University of China
Xiao-Ming Liu: Department of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of North Carolina
Xi-Kai Wang: Department of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of North Carolina
Shikui Zhai: College of Marine Geosciences, Ocean University of China
Xinyu Liu: Zhanjiang Branch of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Limited

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00711-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Fabric-retentive dolostones preserve the lithium isotope composition of the seawater in which they formed and could provide a high-resolution record to complement or extend foraminiferal proxy records, as indicated by isotopic analyses of Neogene dolostones from the South China Sea.

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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