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Goldschmidt 2013
Author: Emma Versteegh

Things I learned today

August 27, 2013

Triple oxygen isotope compositions of dinosaur egg shells can be used to reconstruct past atmospheric carbon dioxide levels.

Four different geochemical societies were incapable of finding a single woman to award any of their ten prestigious medals to.

Copper and iron isotopes vary with AB0 blood types.

Copper isotope values in blood are a more reliable marker for cancer severity than currently used antigens.

The top half of most sapropels has vanished due to progressive top-down oxidation.

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