ArticleRapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM2026
Chamber-by-Chamber Measurements of Planktonic Foraminiferal Mg, Sr, and Na to Ca Ratios With Femtosecond LA-ICP-MS.
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- Chamber-by-Chamber Measurements of Planktonic Foraminiferal Mg, Sr, and Na to Ca Ratios With Femtosecond LA-ICP-MS.Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM · 2026Article
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rationaleDistribution patterns of foraminifera are controlled by environmental parameters such as temperature, salinity, and nutrient concentrations in each water mass. Since trace elements to Ca ratios of marine microfossil calcite test of foraminifera record environmental and ecological habitat information, we used femtosecond (fs) LA-ICP-MS to obtain accurate chamber-by-chamber Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca, and Na/Ca of four foraminifera species to clarify the impact of foraminiferal depth migration on paleoceanographic reconstruction. The Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca ratios were measured with precision better than 5%, fulfilling the accuracy typically required for paleoceanographic reconstructions. We also examined the differences in element ratios due to the pretreatment cleaning methods for extracting accurate paleoceanographic information.
methodsThe fsLA-ICP-MS has the advantage of less matrix and instrumental element fractionation effects on elements with high condensation temperatures. We also applied the use of multiple carbonate standard materials for concentration standardization.
resultsThe fsLA-ICP-MS analysis was optimized using a spot size of 30 μm or larger with a laser repetition frequency of 5 to 15 Hz in a circular analytical trajectory. A comparison between ultrasonic and oxidative cleaning protocols revealed that oxidative test cleaning with perchloric acid and hydrogen peroxide achieved higher reproducibility and more efficient impurity removal compared to ultrasonic cleaning with ultrapure water and methanol. Repeated analysis on the same chambers of two species, O. universa and P. obliquiloculata, yielded mean relative standard deviations for Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca of < 5%.
conclusionsA quantitative method was rapidly developed for determination of Mg, Sr, and Na to ratios of biogenic carbonates of foraminifera. T. sacculifer showed no chamber-by-chamber Mg/Ca variation in calcifying temperature, but average test Mg/Ca temperature decreased by 1.4°C with the addition of the final sac-like chamber and final calcite layer. G. menardii showed a ~7°C difference among chambers suggesting upward migration in the shallow part of the thermocline.
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