Abstract

A method is developed to precisely determine Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca ratios in biocarbonates by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). This method precision (RSD%) is 0.52% for Mg/Ca and 0.28% for Sr/Ca, respectively. The precision suggests that ICP-AES is satisfactory for supplying good quality Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca data of biocarbonates for paleo-reconstruction. This ICP-AES technique was applied to 51 continuous coral subsamples, and the results show annually periodical variations in coral Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca ratios, which are consistent with previous findings.

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