Magnesium (Mg) has an atomic number of 12 and belongs to the alkaline earth element
(Group II) of the Periodic Table. The pure Mg is a silvery white metal and has a melting point …

We present elemental and isotopic data detailing how the Mg isotope system behaves in
natural and experimentally synthesized clay minerals. We show that the bulk Mg isotopic …

Dolomite precipitation models and kinetics are debated and complicated due to the complex
and temporally fluctuating fluid chemistry and different diagenetic environments. Using well …

Magnesium isotopic compositions of a set of clay-rich saprolites developed on the Neogene
tholeiitic basalt from Hainan Island in southern China have been measured in order to …

Magnesium isotopes have been shown to fractionate significantly during continental
weathering, however, the degree and direction of fractionation varies from one study to the …

The Mg isotope composition of biogenic and inorganic carbonate bears on paleoclimate and
paleooceanography studies because of the potential for constraining temperatures, so …

Magnesium (Mg) stable isotopes are increasingly used as a weathering proxy in soils and
rivers, but the impact of the mineralogy of secondary phases on isotope fractionation …

The stable strontium isotope system (δ 88/86 Sr) has recently been suggested to be a
suitable proxy for determining variations in the strength of the marine carbonate system, the …

Understanding the biogeochemical cycle of magnesium (Mg) is not only crucial for terrestrial
ecology, as this element is a key nutrient for plants, but also for quantifying chemical …

During chemical weathering, magnesium (Mg) is released by the dissolution of both
carbonate and silicate sources. The degree to which solute concentrations and isotopic …