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Calcium Isotopic Reference

 δ(44Ca/40Ca) Values of Carbon Isotopic Reference Materials

Description 

Material

Nominal Unit Size

δ(44Ca/40Ca) SRM915a

Footnote

Ref

SRM 915a

calcium carbonate

20 g

0 ‰

21

† Exact value defining the delta scale.  However, for some studies, δ(44Ca/40Ca) measurements may be more appropriate.

Comment

Although n(44Ca)/n(40Ca) calcium isotope-amount ratios commonly are measured to determine δ(44Ca/40Ca) values (δ44Ca), 40Ca may be a poor choice for the denominator in this ratio because it is a product of 40K radioactive decay; thus, the mole fraction of 40Ca will vary with the age and n(K)/n(Ca) ratio of a material.

References

21. Coplen, T. B., Böhlke, J.K., De Bièvre, P.,  Ding, T., Holden, N.E., Hopple, J. A., Krouse, H. R., Lamberty, A., Peiser, H. S., Revesz, K., Rieder, S. E., Rosman, K. J. R., Roth, E., Taylor, P. D. P., Vocke, Jr., R. D., and Xiao, Y. K., Isotope-abundance variations of selected elements, Pure Appl. Chem. 74, 1987-2002 (2002).  [full text  pdf 506 KB]  {SNIF.pdf}

 

 

 
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