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

Isotopes Environ Health Stud. 2012 Sep;48(3):457-63. doi: 10.1080/10256016.2012.673489. Epub 2012 Mar 30.

Abstract

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 barium-manganese(II) chloride/sodium bicarbonate solution, which is within the range of previous reports for synthetic pure BaCO (3) (witherite) formation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Barium
  • Barium Compounds / chemistry*
  • Carbonates / chemistry*
  • Chemical Fractionation
  • Isotopes
  • Manganese Compounds / chemistry*
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Barium Compounds
  • Carbonates
  • Isotopes
  • Manganese Compounds
  • Barium