The 2001 paper by Timofeeff, Lowenstein and colleagues is a key methodological study for using fluid inclusions in halite to reconstruct seawater chemistry.
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Research Question
The core question was how faithfully liquid trapped in modern marine halite preserves the chemical signature of its source seawater.
Halite from modern environments was analysed to test this.
Bahamas and Baja California
The study included halite from a solar saltwork on Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas and a supratidal sabkha in Baja California.
The authors found that modern marine halites can faithfully record major-ion seawater chemistry.
Application to Ancient Rock Salt
Calibration with modern samples supports the use of fluid inclusions in geologically old halite to reconstruct paleoseawater.
Ancient rock-salt crystals can therefore serve as records of changing ocean chemistry through geological time.
Related article: 550 Million Years of Seawater Strontium.
Related article: Do Halite Fluid Inclusions Really Record Seawater?.
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