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17 Mar 2022
Research article |
| 17 Mar 2022
| 17 Mar 2022
Occurrence of structural aluminium (Al) in marine diatom biological silica: visible evidence from microscopic analysis
Qian Tian
CAS Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Institutions of Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou, 510640, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Dong Liu
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
CAS Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Institutions of Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou, 510640, China
State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
current addresses: Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of
Sciences Wushan, Guangzhou, 510640, China
Peng Yuan
CAS Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Institutions of Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou, 510640, China
Mengyuan Li
CAS Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Institutions of Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou, 510640, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Weifeng Yang
State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
Jieyu Zhou
CAS Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Institutions of Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou, 510640, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Huihuang Wei
CAS Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Institutions of Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou, 510640, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Junming Zhou
CAS Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Institutions of Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou, 510640, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Haozhe Guo
CAS Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Institutions of Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou, 510640, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Short summary
In this study, we present visible direct evidence for Al occurrence in biogenic silica (BSi). Homogeneous distribution of Al was shown in BSi, and the average Al / Si atomic ratio was 0.011. Considering structural Al has dissolution–inhibition for BSi, the fundamental results not only indicate the significant contribution of marine diatoms to the biogeochemical migration of marine Al, but also imply the contribution mechanism of Al on the carbon sequestration of marine diatoms.
In this study, we present visible direct evidence for Al occurrence in biogenic silica (BSi)....
