Analysis of Ca 1-x Sr x CO 3 phases generated by competitive Sr 2+ replacement in pre-formed aragonite
The ratio of Sr/Ca ions in marine biogenic minerals is considered advantageous for tracking geochemical and biomineralization processes that occur in the oceans. It is debatable, though, whether the ratio in biominerals such as coral skeleton is simply related to values in the seawater environment o...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Heliyon 2024-09, Vol.10 (17), p.e36648 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The ratio of Sr/Ca ions in marine biogenic minerals is considered advantageous for tracking geochemical and biomineralization processes that occur in the oceans. It is debatable, though, whether the ratio in biominerals such as coral skeleton is simply related to values in the seawater environment or controlled by the organism. Recent data show that coral larvae produce partially disordered immature aragonite in Mg-containing Sr-poor calcifying fluids, which transforms into well-ordered aragonite in Mg-depleted Sr-enriched environments, upon animal metamorphosis into the sessile polyp state. Inspired by the process in young coral, we explored
substitution of Ca by Sr in aragonite by exposing aragonite crystals precipitated
to Sr solutions with variable concentrations. The resulting biphasic material, comprised of Sr-doped aragonite and Ca-doped strontianite, was carefully analyzed for foreign cation substitution in each polymorph. This allowed to establish a linear correlation between Sr levels in mineralizing solutions and Sr in aragonite as well as Ca in strontianite. It indicated that
5-fold higher Sr solution concentration is needed for substitution in the crystal to reach the level found in corals. It also provided with Sr levels required for a putative strontianite phase to form. |
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ISSN: | 2405-8440 2405-8440 |