Table 1 Overview of aragonite partition coefficients

From: Trace element partitioning controls on cave drip water compositions through prior calcite and aragonite precipitation

Reference

Type*

Solution Ca + Mg (mmol/l)

Temp. (°C)

SIAr

pH

DMg

DSr

DBa

DU

This study’s dripsite

1

2.5

12–13

0.32–0.38d

8.50e

 

1.31 ± 0.11

<1

1.76 ± 0.57

This study’s dripsite

1

2.5

12–13

0.38–0.45d

8.50e

 

1.31 ± 0.11

> 1

1.76 ± 0.57

Wassenburg et al.20

1

Low ionic strength

9.7E−05 ± 9.0E−05

1.38 ± 0.53

0.91 ± 0.88

6.26 ± 4.54

Jamieson et al.21

1

Low ionic strength

   

3.74 ± 1.13

Dhungana and Aharon39

1

2.5

18.2

3.5.E−03 ± 1.1.E−03

1.12 ± 0.041

  

Day et al.63,a

1

5.9

20

8.3

1.0.E−03

0.99

1.2

1.7

Mavromatis et al.29

2

39+

25

0.04–0.30

6.2–6.4

  

0.22–0.76

 

Brazier et al.44

2

44–64

25

0.04–0.35

6.3

 

1.13–2.55

  

Mavromatis et al.51

2

25+

5–25

0.03–0.72

8.1–8.4

3.4E−4 to 1.7E−5

   

Gabitov et al.50

2

37

22

0.28–0.60

7.6–8.0

1.9E−5 to 7.5E−5

  

0.05–0.15

Dietzel et al.46

2

20–30

10–19

1.0–1.5

9.0–10.4

 

1.18–1.28

1.90–2.05

 

Gaetani and Cohen48,b

2

Seawater

15

1.64

9.5

1.7.E−03

1.24

2.99

 

Zhong and Mucci45,c

2

Seawater

25

0.09–0.74

7.6–8.2

6.9E−04 ± 1.3E−04

0.90–1.09

  

Kitano and Oomori64,b

2

35+

20

7.4–8.6

   

0.3–1.2

Kinsman and Holland47,b

2

Seawater

16

8.4

 

1.14

  

DeCarlo et al.65

2

Seawater

20–40

1.04–1.53

7.8–9.0

 

1.03–1.17

 

0.17–0.38

Meece and Benninger66,a

2

Seawater

22–27

8.0–8.8

   

1.8–9.8

  1. aPersonal communication. Methodology can be found in Day et al.63. Distribution coefficients are available online at: https://www.earth.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/EPIK_aragonite_out.pdf.
  2. bDoerner-Hoskins exchange coefficients
  3. cPrecipitation experiments used seeds, which included traces of calcite. These may have caused a small bias.
  4. dRange based on linear regression of cave monitoring data for 2010–2012.
  5. eDripwater pH for 2010–2012
  6. *Type 1: Cave conditions. 2: High ionic strength