THÉBAULT , Julien

Skeletal molybdenum/calcium ([Mo]/[Ca])(shell) ratios were examined in shells of the Great Scallop Pecten maximus collected in temperate coastal environments of Western Europe (42 to 49 degrees N). These ratios were determined by quantitative LA-ICP-MS analyses of daily striae taken every third day (i.e. a temporal resolution of 3 days) in 36...

Barium:calcium and molybdenum:calcium ratios were investigated in shells of the tropical scallop Comptopallium radula. Three juvenile specimens were harvested alive in the southwest lagoon of New Caledonia after a 1-year hydrological survey. Calcite samples representing a few hours of biomineralization were laser-ablated along the maximal...

Skeletal barium/calcium ([Ba]/[Ca]) shell ratios were measured every third daily striae in 39 flat valves of the Great Scallop Pecten maximus collected in temperate coastal environments of Western Europe. A methodical evaluation of the ([Ba]/[Ca]) shell ratio was performed for the first time and demonstrates that ([Ba]/[Ca]) shell profiles are...