Barium isotope fractionation during experimental formation of the double carbonate BaMn[CO3]2at ambient temperature

Michael E. Böttcher, Patrizia Geprägs, Nadja Neubert, Katja von Allmen, Chloé Pretet, Elias Samankassou, Thomas F. Nägler
2012 Isotopes in environmental and health studies  
In this study, we present the first experimental results for stable barium (Ba) isotope ( 137 Ba/ 134 Ba) fractionation during low-temperature formation of the anhydrous double carbonate BaMn[CO 3 ] 2 . This investigation is part of an ongoing work on Ba fractionation in the natural barium cycle. Precipitation at a temperature of 21 ± 1 • C leads to an enrichment of the lighter Ba isotope described by an enrichment factor of −0.11 ± 0.06‰ in the double carbonate than in an aqueous
more » ... se(II) chloride/sodium bicarbonate solution, which is within the range of previous reports for synthetic pure BaCO 3 (witherite) formation.
doi:10.1080/10256016.2012.673489 pmid:22462732 fatcat:xdyskxvx7zfcnbdjazafnedm4e