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Cross-sections and gamma-yields in (p, x) reactions on 14N and 16O for 14,15O production

Kadenko Ihor, Sakhno Nadiia V., Moskal Pawel

Bio-Algorithms and Med-Systems

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2023

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Vol. 19, no. 1

139--143

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Dose delivery in proton beam therapy requires significant effort for in vivo verification. PET is considered as one of the most precise methods for such verification using short- -lived radionuclides. One of the newer approaches in proton therapy is based on FLASH therapy, when a 40-60 Gy absorbed dose could be delivered in millisecond time intervals. For this very promising type of therapy a very important task is to reliably identify the beam stopping position within the corresponding organ with a tumor in the patient’s body. This could be done if the beam proton energy in the body is still above the threshold of the corresponding nuclear reaction, in the outgoing channel of which will be produced positron-emitting nuclei. In this work we consider the production of oxygen radionuclides emitting positrons 14O (the half-life 70.6 s) and 15O (the half-life 122.2 s). Using the TALYS code, we calculated cross sections of proton-induced nuclear reactions on 14N and 16O, leading to the formation of 14,15O with the application of a well- -working optical model. In addition, we calculated total gamma-production and average gamma-emission energy for incident proton energy 150 MeV.

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Paleoklimatologia : co nam powie skład izotopowy węgla

Popkiewicz Marcin, Kardaś Aleksandra

LAB Laboratoria, Aparatura, Badania

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2020

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R. 25, nr 1

37--42

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Oxygen isotopic fractionation in rat bones as a result of consuming thermally processed water – bioarchaeological applications

Lisowska-Gaczorek Aleksandra, Szostek Krzysztof, Pawlyta Jacek, Cienkosz-Stepańczak Beata

Geochronometria

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2020

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Vol. 47, no.1

1--12

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Stable isotope analyses of oxygen are used in anthropology for such purposes as determination of origin of individuals, tracking migration routes or dynamics of human community relocation. The methodology related to oxygen isotope analysis has been founded on the relationship between its isotopic composition within phosphate groups of bone tissue (δ18Op) in individuals being analysed and the water consumed by such individuals (δ18Ow). Such a relationship has been observed in many species of mammals, including humans. However, the influence of culinary practices on the isotopic delta values of apatite phosphates of individuals has not yet been researched. The present study, which was conducted using laboratory rats, is an investigation of the influence of the thermal processing of water drank by such rats on the isotopic composition (δ18Op) of bone apatite. Increasing the value of the isotopic composition of water by about 6.1 ‰ during boiling resulted in an increase in the oxygen isotopic value δ18Op of rats drinking the water by about 4 ‰ (29%). It can be expected that regular consumption of heavily isotopic drinks and foods by humans may cause the δ18Op of individuals to exceed the range of isotopic environmental variability, even by a few per mille.

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Palaeotemperature estimation in the Holsteinian Interglacial (MIS 11) based on oxygen isotopes of aquatic gastropods from eastern Poland

Szymanek M.

Acta Geologica Polonica

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2017

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Vol. 67, no. 4

585--605

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For quantitative estimation of past water temperature of four Holsteinian (MIS 11) palaeolakes from eastern Poland, the oxygen isotope palaeothermometer was applied to shells of the aquatic gastropods Viviparus diluVianus and Valvata piscinalis. The δ18O composition of their shells demonstrated the average growth-season water temperatures during the mesocratic stage of the interglacial (Ortel Królewski Lake), during its climatic optimum – the Carpinus–Abies Zone (Ossówka-Hrud, Roskosz and Szymanowo Lakes), and in the post-optimum (Szymanowo Lake). The calculation was based on δ18O Shell values and the δ18O Water assumed for the Holsteinian from the modern oxygen isotope composition of precipitation and the expected amount of evaporative enrichment. The mean oxygen isotope palaeotemperatures of Ortel Królewski lake waters were in the range of 18.1–21.9°C and were uniform for the Taxus and Pinus–Larix zones. Ossówka-Hrud and Roskosz Lakes had mean temperatures of 17.4–21.0°C during the climatic optimum, whereas the temperature of Szymanowo lake waters was estimated at 20.6–21.7°C at that time. These values are concordant with the pollen-inferred July air temperatures noted during the Holsteinian in eastern Poland. Relatively high values of ~25°C in the post-optimum noted at Szymanowo were connected with the presence of a shallow and warm isolated bay indicated by pollen and mollusc records.

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The human bone oxygen isotope ratio changes with aging

Stepańczak B., Szostek K., Pawlyta J.

Geochronometria

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2014

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Vol. 41, no. 2

147--159

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The oxygen isotope ratio (δ18O) in tissues is the outcome of both climatic and geographical factors in a given individual’s place of abode, as well as the physiology and metabolism of his organism. During an individual’s life, various rates and intensities of physiological and metabolic processes are observable in the organism, also within the bone tissue. The aim of this study is to verify whether involutional changes occurring as a result of the organism’s ageing have a significant impact on δ18O determined in the bone tissue. The material used for analysis was fragments of the long bones taken from 65 people, (11 children and 54 adults), whose remains had been uncovered at the early mediaeval (X–XI century) cemetery located at the Main Market Square in Kraków (Poland). The correlation analysis between δ18O of bone tissue and an individual’s age shows that up to 40 years of age, such a relationship does not exist in both, males and females. However, the conducted correlation analysis prompted the observation that after 40 years of life, δ18O in bone tissue significantly drops as females increase in age. Results suggest that the δ18O in bone tissue among older people may be the outcome not only of environmental factors but also involutional changes in bone linked to an organism’s ageing. Therefore, the interpretation of δ18O results relating to the description of the origin and migrations of older individuals should be treated with caution.

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Oxygen and sulphur isotopes of gypsum from the Mogilno Salt Dome cap-rock (Central Poland)

Jaworska J. K, Wilkosz P.

Geological Quarterly

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2012

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Vol. 56, No 2

249-260

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The stable-isotope compositions of oxygen and sulphur from 30 gypsum samples obtained from three drill cores of the Mogilno Salt Dome cap-rock have been analysed; the Mogilno Salt Dome itself is composed of Zechstein evaporites. d344 184242418344182418181818218218218218182

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Foraminifers and stable isotope record of the Dubivtsi chalk (upper Turonian, Western Ukraine): palaeoenvironmental implications

Dubicka Z., Peryt D.

Geological Quarterly

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2012

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Vol. 56, No 1

199-214

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A combined micropalaeontological and stable isotope study of the Dubivtsi chalk in the Western Ukraine indicates its middle late Turonian age. One long-term and clearly distinguishable positive excursion of the isotope curve (d1318

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Foraminiferal colonization related to the Zechstein (Lopingian) transgression in the western part of the Wolsztyn Palaeo-Ridge area, Western Poland

Peryt D., Peryt T. M., Raczyński P., Chłódek K.

Geological Quarterly

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2012

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Vol. 56, No 3

529--546

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The basal Zechstein succession in SW Poland is dominated by breccias and/or conglomerates or extraclast-bearing bioclastic limestones, which were deposited during rapid flooding of the pre-existing intracontinental basin in the early Lopingian (Late Permian). Of these, the boulder-cobble breccias and conglomerates are interpreted as deposited in a rocky shore-zone where density flows and upwelling prevailed. The breccias gradually pass up into bryozoan (or other bioclastics) grainstones. The matrix-supported breccias were deposited as large extraclasts and blocks of Carboniferous rock were rolled down or detached from a cliff and were then either embedded into a carbonate sand or formed a framework supplying voids that could be colonized by tubular encrusting foraminifers. These foraminifers abound in all basal Zechstein facies (except in the debris-flow deposits) and are attributed to Palaeonubecularia. The associated faunas include other foraminifers (uniserial and hemigordiopsids), bryozoans, brachiopods, bivalves, gastropods, and microbial deposits. The prolific growth of tubular encrusting foraminifers has resulted from nutrient supply from the basin by upwelling. Botryoidal aragonite cements (also interpreted as due to upwelling) also characterize the basal Zechstein strata, although they were previously reported only from the upper Zechstein Limestone. The ẟI3C values of the basal Zechstein deposits show small variation and oscillated around 4.0%o, suggesting that these deposits are younger than the Kupferschiefer.

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Diagenetic signals from ancient human remains - bioarchaeological applications

Szostek K., Stepańczak B., Szczepanek A., Kępa M., Głąb H., Jarosz P., Włodarczak P., Tunia K., Pawlyta J., Paluszkiewicz C., Tylko G.

Mineralogia

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2011

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Vol. 42, iss. 2/3

93--112

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This preliminary study examines the potential effects of diagenetic processes on the oxygen-isotope ratios of bone and tooth phosphate (δ18O) from skeletal material of individuals representing the Corded Ware Culture (2500–2400 BC) discovered in Malżyce (Southern Poland). Intra-individual variability of Ca/P, CI, C/P, collagen content (%) and oxygen isotopes was observed through analysis of enamel, dentin and postcranial bones. Using a variety of analytical techniques, it was found that, despite the lack of differences in soil acidity, not all the parts of a skeleton on a given site had been equally exposed to diagenetic post mortem changes. In a few cases, qualitative changes in the FTIR spectrum of analysed bones were observed. The data suggest that apart from quantitative analyses, i.e., the calculation of Ca/P, CI, C/P and collagen content, qualitative analyses such as examination of the absorbance line are recommended. The degree to which a sample is, contaminated on the basis of any additional, non-biogenic peaks, deemed to be contaminated should also be specified.

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Mineralogical and oxygen isotope composition of inorganic dust-fall in Wrocław (SW Poland) urban area – test of a new monitoring tool

Górka M., Jędrysek M.-O., Lewicka-Szczebak D., Krajniak J.

Geological Quarterly

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2011

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Vol. 55, No. 1

71-80

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We have analysed the mineralogical and oxygen isotope composition of solid inorganic atmospheric particles (SIAP) in Wrocław (SW Poland) to determine potential natural and anthropogenic sources of deposited dust. The mineralogical compositions of SIAP and local soils are very similar and quite typical. Dust sources were attributed to high emission sources (two large coal-fired power generation plants, i.e., "Wrocław and "Czechnica") and low emission sources (mostly small furnaces for home heating). A mullite phase was confirmed in the non-magnetic fraction of high emission dust. The δ18181818

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New stratigraphic and isotope data on the Kimmeridgian-Volgian boundarybeds of the Subpolar Urals, Western Siberia

Rogov M. A., Price G. D.

Geological Quarterly

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2010

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Vol. 54, No 1

33-40

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A review and new data regarding the ammonite faunas and biostratigraphy of the uppermost Kimmeridgian-lowermost Volgian of theSubpolar Urals are presented. The combined ranges of almost all ammonite genera in the lowermost Volgian of the Subpolar Urals supports the traditional point of view regarding the equivalence of the Magnum Zone with the two lowermost Bolonian Zones and with thebulk of the Klimovi Zone. This stratigraphic interpretation permits the stable isotope data (carbon and oxygen) derived from associatedbelemnites to be presented in context. The isotopic records from the belemnites suggest that the lower Volgian sediments of the YatriaRiver, Subpolar Ural Mountains were deposited in a warm marine environment consistent with a warm high latitude scenario. If reducedsalinites are invoked apparent temperatures are lowered by ~5°C, but still remain well above freezing and are relatively warm comparedto some recent modelled estimates of Late Jurassic ocean temperatures.

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Wykorzystanie trwałych izotopów tlenu (16O2 i 18O2) i węgla (12C i 13C) do badania katalitycznego procesu całkowitego utleniania metanu

Rotko M., Machocki A., Stasińska B.

Przemysł Chemiczny

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2009

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T. 88, nr 7

815-818

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Sedimentary development and isotope analysis of deposits at the Cretaceous/Palaeogene transition in the Paraíba Basin, NE Brazil

Neumann Virgínio Henrique, Barbosa José Antônio, Nascimento-Silva Valberlândia Maria, Sial Alcides Nobrega, Filho Mario

Geologos

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2009

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Vol. 15, No. 2

103--113

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New data are presented for three formations (Itamaracá, Gramame and Maria Farinha) and two boundaries (Campanian/Maastrichtian and Maastrichtian/Danian) in the Olinda Sub-basin of the Paraíba Basin. Currently accepted facies models, sequence stratigraphy characterizations, and stable-isotope data of carbon and oxygen are reviewed. The carbonate cement of the Itamaracá Formation sandstones shows carbon- and oxygen-isotope ratios consistent with a shallow-marine depositional environment: δ18O ranges from -0.8 to -2.7‰ PDB, and δ13C ranges from +1 to +2‰ PDB. Within the Itamaracá Formation, a maximum flooding surface at the Campanian/Maastrichtian transition has been identified. During the Maastrichtian, a Highstand System Tract was deposited, which shows an increase in temperature and marine bioproductivity as recorded by stable-isotope values (δ18O from -3 to -5‰ PDB, and δ13C values of -1.2, -0.3, 0.1 and +2.3‰ PDB). Just below the K/Pg boundary, the O-isotope signal indicates three warming phases, alternating with four cooling phases.

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Origin of siderites from the Lower Jurassic Ciechocinek Formation from SW Poland

Leonowicz P.

Geological Quarterly

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2007

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Vol. 51, No 1

67-78

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Sideritic rocks, which are characteristic constituents of muddy-silty deposits of the Lower Jurassic Ciechocinek Formation, occur commonly as layers, lenses and small irregular concretions composed of siderite mudstone and siltstone as well as less common lenses of sideritic sandstones. Three types of siderite cement were observed in thin sections: fine-crystalline variety (SF), coarse-crystalline rhombohedra (SR) and fine-crystalline biogenic aggre gates (SA). In all these types BSE analysis revealed compositional zonation of crystals, with in ternal parts enriched in Mg, Mn and Ca and outer zones almost pure siderite. d13C values and chemical composition of siderites combined with the presence of early diagenetic pyrite indicate that siderite crystallized from brackish marine-derived solutions; only in the case of two samples from the lower part of the Ciechocinek Formation the fresh water origin cannotbe excluded. Mn and Fe were supplied by rivers and released by Fe- and Mn-reduction in suboxic zone, whereas Mg and Ca were derived from sea water, which infiltrated into the sediment. Crystal zonation resulted from the diagenetic evolution of pore water as the sediment was buried. Similar composition and development of siderite crystals from different parts of one layer indicate that siderite precipitated simultaneously throughout the whole horizon. Precipitation began from the formation of numerous nuclei and continued by growth of crystals onto them. It could begin already in the iron reduction subzone and continued in the sulphate reduction and methanogenesis zones.

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Oyster and brachiopod stable isotopes across the Triassic/Jurassic boundary and in the Early Jurassic

Korte C., Hesselbo S., Jenkyns H., Dietl G., Dulai A., Vörös A.

Volumina Jurassica

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2006

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Vol. 4, no. 1

289-289

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Oxygen and carbon isotope values have been obtained from oysters for the Triassic/Jurassic boundary section at Lavernock Point (Wales), and from brachiopods and oysters for different Hettangian, Sinemurian and Pliensbachian localities of South Germany and Hungary. Low-Mg-calcite brachiopods and oysters are particularly suitable for such studies because this carbonate phase is the most resistant to diagenetic alteration. Nevertheless, all fossils have been screened by chemical and optical techniques (optical microscope, scanning electron microscopy, trace element analyses) to evaluate the isotope data for diagenetic change, and only samples with Mn content less than 250 ppm and Sr content more than 400 ppm, complemented by well preserved textures under SEM, were considered in this study. For the Triassic/Jurassic boundary (TJB) the carbon isotope values are at about 2.5‰ in the lower Langport Member, increase to 4.5‰ in the lowest Blue Lias and decrease subsequently to 1.5‰ just below the Planorbis Zone. The data remain low with variations between 1.5 and 2.5‰ up to the Liassicus Zone. These results correspond to the organic carbon isotope trend for the Triassic/Jurassic boundary section at St Audrie's Bay (Hesselbo et al. 2002). Oxygen isotope values increase from -0.5‰ in lower Langport Member to 0‰ at the base of the Blue Lias, decrease in the Blue Lias down to -1.5‰ just below the Planorbis Zone and change in parallel with the organic and inorganic carbon-isotope trends. The δ ¹ ⁸O values indicate decreasing seawater temperature with increasing δ ¹ ³C in the Langport Member and increasing water temperatures of about 6°C in the lower Blue Lias. The distinct warming trend occurred during the "main" TJB negative excursion. Carbon and oxygen isotope values from Hettangian, Sinemurian and Pliensbachian brachiopods and oysters, as well as from some complementary belemnites, show similar values and trends compared to the data compilation by Jenkyns et al. (2002). Carbon isotope values are between 1 and 2‰ in the Hettangian and Early Sinemurian followed by an increase of about 1‰ during the Sinemurian, a nearly 3‰ decrease in the Early Pliensbachian and higher δ ¹ ³C values (˜2.5‰) in the later Pliensbachian.

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Calcareous nannofossils biostratigraphy and oxygen isotope composition of belemnites: Pliensbachian – lowermost Toarcian of Peniche (Lusitanian Basin, Portugal)

Veiga de Oliveira L., Duarte L., Rodrigues R., Perilli N.

Volumina Jurassica

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2006

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Vol. 4, no. 1

219-219

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The Lusitanian Basin is located in the western Iberian margin, opened during the Triassic.The Lower Jurassic is particularly well represented at Peniche, which exhibits a continuous seriesof carbonate sediments, more than 450 m thick and aged between Sinemurian and Toarcian.In lithostratigraphic terms it corresponds to the Agua de Madeiros, Vale das Fontes, Lemede and CaboCarvoeiro formations. In this study, 145 m thick section (from the Jamesoni to the Levisoni ammonite zones),was analyzed in terms of calcareous nannofossils biostratigraphy and oxygen isotopes of belemnite rostra.The nannofossil biozones NJ4a, NJ4b, NJ5a (Pliensbachian; upper part of Jamesoni to Spinatumammonite zones), NJ5b (uppermost Pliensbachian - lowermost Toarcian; upper part of Spinatumto Levisoni ammonite zones) and NJ6 (lowermost Toarcian; upper part of Levisoni ammonite Zone) wereidentified based on proposed NW European schema and correlated with ammonite zones. Additionally,the secondary biostratigraphic events were registered which will be useful to refine the nannofossilsbiozonation: the first occurrences (FO) of Biscutum grande and B. finchii were found in the upper part ofthe NJ4a biozone (lower part of Margaritatus ammonite Zone); the FO of Lotharingius frodoi wasidentified at the same stratigraphical level as L. hauffii; the FO of L. sigillatus was found in the upper partof the NJ5a biozone (Spinatum Zone); the first common occurrence (FCO) of Calyculus spp. was recognizedin the NJ5b base, near the Pliensbachian/Toarcian boundary; the FO of Carinolithus spp. was identifiedwithin NJ5b biozone, correlated with the lower part of the Levisoni ammonite Zone and below the extinctionlevels of Calcivascularis jansae and B. grande which are other nannofossil secondary events.The oxygen-isotope profile of the Peniche section seems to reflect primary signals and can be usedto interpret the sea water paleotemperatures variations. In the Early Pliensbachian the temperature showsa gradual cooling trend (NJ3 and the lower part of the NJ4a; Jamesoni ammonite Zone). Afterward,there is a warm period (NJ4a and NJ4b; Jamesoni to lower part of Spinatum ammonite Zone) correlatedwith high TOC values interval (up to 15%), suggesting a relative sea level rise and concomitant high surfacewaterproductivity. In fact, the Margaritatus ammonite Zone corresponds, in the Lusitanian Basin,to 2nd-order flooding interval. In the Late Pliensbachian and Early Toarcian (NJ5a and lowermost partof NJ5b; Spinatum to Polymorphum ammonite zones), the isotopic values show slight variations.However, they suggest a small cooling trend in the upper part of Spinatum ammonite Zone and a warmtendency in the lower part of Polymorphum ammonite Zone.

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Carbon and oxygen isotope composition of organic matter and carbonates in recent lacustrine sediments

Sensuła B., Böttger T., Pazdur A., Piotrowska N., Wagner R.

Geochronometria

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2006

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Vol. 25

77-94

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The distribution of stable isotopes (18O and 13C) and radiocarbon in organic materials, carbonates and water samples collected from the environment of lacustrine sediments in Gościąż Lake (Central Poland) and Wigry Lake (NE Poland) were investigated. The oxygen and carbon isotopic analysis of terrestrial semi submerged and submerged plants, shells and water samples were compared with the results of the uppermost sediments from lakes. It was found that the concentration of isotopes in different components of organic and carbonate materials in lakes and their environments are reflected in isotope composition averaging of lakes sediments, whereas the isotope composition of plants and carbonate depends on biogeochemical factors. The research carried out revealed significant variations in the distribution of the stable isotopes and 14C in different elements of lacustrine ecosystem. We have analyzed mean values and variations of 14C concentration, δ18O, δ13C of plants, carbonates and the relationship between the total content of carbon and δ13C. In the case of plants, the isotope composition depends also on the physiognomy and the photosynthesis pathway. We noticed variations in δ13C and δ18O within plant tissues, variations in δ13C among whole tissue material and alphacellulose, carbon isotopic composition of photosynthetically fixed carbon and syntaxonomic dependences and then we compared the results of isotope composition of plants and carbonates in Wigry Lake and Gościąż Lake.

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The sulphur and oxygen isotopic composition of Lower Cambrian anhydrites in East Siberia

Peryt T. M., Hałas S., Kovalevych V. M., Petrychenko O. Y., Dzhinoridze N. M.

Geological Quarterly

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2005

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Vol. 49, No. 2

235--242

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Published sulphur and oxygen isotope age curves for the late Neoproterozoic-Early Cambrian time interval have been based on studies of sulphate intervals of the East Siberian salt giant. We report here on sulphur and oxygen measurements for sulphate dispersed in, or forming laminae in, the rock salt deposits in all Lower Cambrian basins of East Siberia. Sulphur isotope data for 26 samples of Lower Cambrian anhydrites from East Siberia range from +22.6 to +34.5‰. No difference was observed between different suites and between samples taken from anhydrite intercalations in rock salt and from water-insoluble residue in rock salt. Oxygen isotope data for 25 anhydrite samples range from +12.4 to +17.8‰, and thus δ18 O values have a smaller range of variation (5.5‰) than δ34 S (11.8‰) over the entire set of Lower Cambrian anhydrites. The great δ34 S variability observed in the Lower Cambrian of Siberia seems to reflect mixing of sulphates coming from the ocean and due to the riverine input. The lowest δ18 O values may indicate the input values from both the sources, whilst the highest value may result from isotope exchange between SO4 2- and water. Our results combined with data provided by previous workers could indicate a clear stratigraphic trend in δ34 S values, with a remarkable fall of ca. 9‰ in δ34 S value during the earliest Cambrian and then a slight rise in δ34 S values in the younger part of Early Cambrian. However, if only the highest values are taken, the measured values are compatible with seawater δ34 S 3 30‰ during the entire Early Cambrian. Sulphur isotopic composition of sulphate minerals did not be come heavier from the sulphate stage to ward the chloride stage.

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Origin of mineral waters from Someseni, Transylvanian Basin, Romania

Berdea P., Cuna S. M., Balas G., Hauer E.

Geological Quarterly

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2005

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Vol. 49, No. 2

145-150

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Analysis of the stable isotope composition of the mineral waters from Someseni, Transylvanian Basin, Romania has been made to constrain their origin. The mineral-rich aquifer islocated on the western border of the Neogene Transylvanian Basin. The isotopic study (18 O, D) of mineral waters from Someseni Spa was carried in order to rehabilitate them as natural curative waters. Water samples from five springs (1, 2, 3, 8 and 15), from Becas Brook and from River Somes were collected monthly from October 2003 to March 2004. The quantity of precipitation and the mean temperature in the area were monthly recorded. The deuterium vs. 18 O investigations of the springs indicate a meteoric provenance with deep circulation, having the deuterium content of meteoric water, but shifted to a higher 18 O content as result of isotopic exchange with coun try rock. The δ D and δ18 O values for springs 3 and 8 in February 2004 and March 2004 respectively, suggest some in fluence of surface waters derived from melting of the snow cover.

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Występowanie i geneza wód chlorkowych Soli

Rajchel L., Zuber A., Duliński M., Rajchel J.

Przegląd Geologiczny

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2004

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Vol. 52, nr 12

1179--1186

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In Sól near Żywiec, within the Magura nappe, Polish flysch Carpathians, occurrences of springs with highly saline waters have been known from historical records. Five deep drillings performed in 1947-55 recorded waters of the Na-Cl type with TDS up to 44 g/dmexp.3. All these waters were enriched in I, Br, B and had elevated Na/Cl ratios. Isotope composition of spring waters and the hydrochemical indicators of all waters suggest a dominant presence of dehydration water released from clay minerals during the burial diagenesis of flysch sediments. However, the salinity is mostly attributed to the remnants of sedimentary waters enriched and modified by ultrafiltration, with some addition of ions [e.g. Na+] released during the illitization of smectites in diagenetic process.