Publication details
Compositional changes in fish scale hydroxylapatite during early diagenesis; an example from an abandoned meander
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| Year of publication | 2009 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Biogeochemistry |
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| Field | Geology and mineralogy |
| Keywords | Hydroxylapatite; Fish scale; LA-ICP-MS; Diagenesis; Trophic web; Abandoned meander; Morava River |
| Description | The chemistry of recent fish scales (tench, common carp, amur and European perch) and subrecent fish scales (European perch and mostly taxonomically not determined) was studied by means of laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and electron microprobe from shallow boreholes in the abandoned meander Certak near Uherské Hradiste. A detailed study of subfossil fish confirms extremely rapid changes in the chemical composition of hydroxylapatite during very early diagenetic processes in the first 2 years, which does not change significantly in the bottom of the boreholes about 25 years old. |
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