Table 1 Chi-squared goodness-of-fit information from Rietveld refinement of neutron diffraction data (Χ2 < 10 is a good fit) and results of aragonite, calcite, and vaterite percent fractions from each otolith ± SD for a pair of otoliths.

From: Quantifying fish otolith mineralogy for trace-element chemistry studies

Fish ID

X2A

X2B

% Aragonite A

% Aragonite B

% Calcite A

% Calcite B

% Vaterite A

% Vaterite B

1037

4

4.57

0

0

43 ± 2

50 ± 2

57 ± 2

50 ± 2

1084

4

7.08

0

0

12 ± 1

51 ± 2

88 ± 3

49 ± 2

2082

11.6

52.8

1 ± 2

4 ± 1

31 ± 2

40 ± 2

68 ± 4

56 ± 2

2087

2.97

16.6

30 ± 1

9 ± 2

31 ± 1

30 ± 2

39 ± 2

61 ± 4

4213

2.22

5.72

90 ± 2

0

 < 1 ± 1

59 ± 3

9 ± 1

41 ± 3

4452

3.83

1.97

0

7 ± 2

52 ± 2

36 ± 3

48 ± 2

58 ± 4

5244

3.03

18.7

100 ± 2

 < 1 ± 2

0

53 ± 4

0

47 ± 4

5294

2.39

2.07

100 ± 2

100 ± 2

0

0

0

0

  1. ‘A’ and ‘B’ are used to denote parts of a pair because information on otolith positioning (i.e., left versus right) was not available.
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