2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Comprehensive understanding of genetic conditions of calcite and aragonite by organisms and their related trace element partitioning mechanisms
| Project/Area Number |
23654174
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Geology
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| Research Institution | Kobe University |
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Principal Investigator |
TERAKADO Yasutaka 神戸大学, 大学院・人間発達環境学研究科, 教授 (30127378)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Keywords | 炭酸カルシウム鉱物 |
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| Research Abstract |
The apparent partition coefficients of trace elements including rare earth elements have been obtained using natural seashells and coral skeletons, which can be considered as representatives of natural calcium carbonate materials generated by Organisms, and the mechanisms participated during their formation processes have been examined. Some corals have been cultured and compared to the natural corals. Moreover, the rare earth element partitioning experiments for calcite/aqueous solution have been performed to examine the trace element partitioning mechanism between natural and synthetic system
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