Manganese profiles in freshwater mussel shells
Loading...
Date
2001-07
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Elsevier
Abstract
The heavy ion microprobe in combination with particle-induced X-ray emission was used to measure the distribution of manganese in freshwater mussel shells (Hyridella depressa) from the Nepean river in south-eastern Australia. Close to the ventral edge, bands with an elevated manganese content have been detected. These are correlated with growth bands in the mussels containing increased amounts of organic material, relative to the calcium carbonate matrix. Calcium minima, which were correlated to the annual growth rings, were measured close to the umbo region of the shells. Crown copyright © 2001 Published by Elsevier B.V.
Description
Keywords
Fresh water, Mussels, Heavy ion accelerators, X-ray emission analysis, Manganese, Calcium, Growth, Seasonal variations, Australia, New South Wales, Rivers
Citation
Siegele, R., Orlic, I., Cohen, D. D., Markich, S. J., & Jeffree, R. A. (2001). Manganese profiles in freshwater mussel shells. Paper presented to the 7th International Conference on Nuclear Microprobe Technology and Applications (ICNMTA-2000), 10-15 September 2000, Bordeaux, France. In Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 181(1), 593-597. doi:10.1016/S0168-583X(01)00528-6