Profiles of strontium and barium in Mercenaria mercenaria and Spisula solidissima shells

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Cross sections of two Mercenaria mercenaria shells, one modern and one Pleistocene, and one modern Spisula solidissima shell were analyzed for trace metals using laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). These data are coupled with 18 O/ 16 O ratio profiles, which are used as a temperature proxy to determine the season of growth for a given shell parcel. The shells show Sr and Ba fluctuations in regular annual patterns. Seasonal Sr decreases associated with the winter dormant period in Mercenaria , and with the summer growth decrease in Spisula indicate that kinetic control (growth rate) plays a more important role than temperature in the incorporation of this element. Barium exhibits sharp increases that are likely linked to periods of intense phytoplankton productivity. This application of LA-ICP-MS to the analysis of mollusk shells for documenting ontogenetic trends demonstrates the power of this technique for extracting geochemical information.

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