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Boron geochemistry and structure of primary coral skeleton and secondary cements in Hawaiian fossil corals

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British Geological Survey (BGS)
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28 August 2026
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Summary

The d11B and B/Ca and Raman spectra analysis of primary (unaltered) coral aragonite and secondary aragonite and calcite cements in Hawaiian fossil corals. d11B and B/Ca are influenced by CaCO3 formation pH and conditions. Raman spectra indicate CaCO3 polymorph and the full width half maxima of the Raman v1band is increased by disorder around the carbonate group in the CaCO3 lattice. Fossil samples were collected during IODP 389 (2023) and during pre-expedition sampling by submersible (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2007.07.026). Data were collected to research the formation conditions (pH and dissolved inorganic carbon) of secondary cements in fossil coral skeletons and to calculate the effect of cement inclusion on analyses of primary coral. Data were collected by Nicola Allison and Alice Sinclair.

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Date added
26 August 2026
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540b0b7f-4a78-a87a-e063-3050940a4bd5
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2026-06-03
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The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
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University of St Andrews (originator); British Geological Survey (distributor, pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
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Metadata language
eng

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