The isotope fractionation β-factors have been determined for hydroxyapatite, fluorapatite, and carbon–apatite upon 18O/16O, 13C/12C, and 44Ca/40Ca substitutions depending on the temperature. Calculations were performed based on density functional theory (DFT). The results are expressed in terms of cubic polynomials against x = 106/T(K)2 and can be utilized as geothermometers if combined with β-factors of the coexisting phases. The new values of β-factors completely supersede the conventional semi-empirical (estimated by the method of increments) calibrations of isotopic equilibria involving apatite.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1354-1356
Number of pages3
JournalDoklady Earth Sciences
Volume482
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2018

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