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. 2006 Jul;141(3):1021–1034. doi: 10.1104/pp.106.082743

Table IV.

μEXAFS and μXRD results

Grain Proportion of Zn Species (%) Determined by Linear Combination Fitting the μEXAFS Spectra
Sum NSSb Elements Detected by SEM-EDX and/or μXRFa Minerals Identified by μXRD
Zn-Substituted Calcite Zn-Organic Acids Zn-Sorbed Silica Zn-Sorbed Phosphate
%
Grains from the Ca treatmentc
Ca1 Ca, Mn (elements lighter than Ca not analyzed) Subst. calcite (Ca(0.84 − 0.09X)Mg[0.16(1 − X)]Mn(0.25X)CO3), whewellite (CaC2O4, H2O)
Ca2 Ca, Mn (elements lighter than Ca not analyzed) Subst. calcite (Ca(0.91 − 0.05X)Mg[0.09(1 − X)]Mn(0.14X)CO3), whewellite (CaC2O4, H2O), weddellite (CaC2O4, 2 H2O), vaterite (CaCO3)
Grains from the Ca + Zn treatmentc
ZnCa1 53 53 23.6d Zn, Ca (elements lighter than Ca not analyzed) Subst. calcite (Ca0.84(Mg,Zn)0.16CO3), whewellite (CaC2O4, H2O)
40 50 90 8.9d
44 49 93 9.5
ZnCa2 59 59 18.9 Zn, Ca (elements lighter than Ca not analyzed) Subst. calcite (Ca0.92(Mg,Zn)0.08CO3)
50 39 89 11.3d
53 38 91 11.7
ZnCa3 22 78 100 7.2d Zn, Ca, Si, O Subst. calcite (Ca0.93Zn0.07CO3), aragonite (CaCO3)
ZnCa4 23 57 80 7.9d Zn, Ca, Si, O Subst. calcite (Ca0.87Zn0.13CO3)
Grains from the Zn treatmentc
Zn1 15 73 88 4.8d Zn, Ca, K, Cl, Si, Mg, O Subst. calcite (Ca0.92(Mg,Zn)0.08CO3)
Zn2 37 79 115 2.7d Zn, Ca, K, Cl, Si, Mg, O
a

Carbon could not be analyzed because the grains were coated with this element.

b

Residual between fit and experimental data: NSS = Σ [k3 χ(k) − k3 χ(k)fit]2/Σ [k3 χ(k)]2 × 100.

c

Ca and Zn concentrations given in Table I.

d

Simulations shown in Figure 9.