Bärbel Hönisch, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, USA.Stephen M. Eggins, Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, Australia.Laura L. Haynes, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, USA.Katherine A. Allen, School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, USA.Katherine D. Holland, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Australian National University, Australia.Katja Lorbacher, Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne, Australia.

• Preface viiAcknowledgments viiiAbout the Companion Website ix1 Introduction and Concepts 11.1 Why Are we Interested in Reconstructing Marine Carbonate Chemistry? 12 Boron Systematics 132.1 Introduction 142.2 What Determines the Sensitivity of δ11B and B/Ca to Marine Carbonate Chemistry? 152.3 Boron Proxy Systematics in Synthetic Carbonates 212.4 Boron Isotopes in Biogenic Marine Carbonates 422.5 Secular Evolution of [BT] and δ11B in Seawater 812.6 The B/Ca Proxy in Foraminifera 883 Reconstructing Paleo-Acidity, pCO2 and Deep-Ocean [CO32–] 1203.1 Introduction 1203.2 Estimating Paleoseawater pH from Boron Isotopes 1223.3 Estimating Marine Carbonate Chemistry from B/Ca Ratios 1503.4 Guidelines for Selecting Sediment Core Sites and Sample Sizes 1554 Boron Concentration and Isotope Ratio Analysis 1654.1 Introduction 1654.2 Inter-Laboratory Comparison Studies 1704.3 Standard Reference Materials and Data Quality Assurance 1724.4 Boron Concentration and Isotope Ratio Analysis 1754.5 Sample Preparation and Cleaning 1794.6 Boron Separation and Purification 1834.7 Instrumental Techniques 1884.8 Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) 2014.9 Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) 2044.10 Other Techniques 2064.11 Outlook and Future Directions 210References 211Index 224

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Bärbel Hönisch, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, USA.Stephen M. Eggins, Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, Australia.Laura L. Haynes, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, USA.Katherine A. Allen, School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, USA.Katherine D. Holland, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Australian National University, Australia.Katja Lorbacher, Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne, Australia.

• Preface viiAcknowledgments viiiAbout the Companion Website ix1 Introduction and Concepts 11.1 Why Are we Interested in Reconstructing Marine Carbonate Chemistry? 12 Boron Systematics 132.1 Introduction 142.2 What Determines the Sensitivity of δ11B and B/Ca to Marine Carbonate Chemistry? 152.3 Boron Proxy Systematics in Synthetic Carbonates 212.4 Boron Isotopes in Biogenic Marine Carbonates 422.5 Secular Evolution of [BT] and δ11B in Seawater 812.6 The B/Ca Proxy in Foraminifera 883 Reconstructing Paleo-Acidity, pCO2 and Deep-Ocean [CO32–] 1203.1 Introduction 1203.2 Estimating Paleoseawater pH from Boron Isotopes 1223.3 Estimating Marine Carbonate Chemistry from B/Ca Ratios 1503.4 Guidelines for Selecting Sediment Core Sites and Sample Sizes 1554 Boron Concentration and Isotope Ratio Analysis 1654.1 Introduction 1654.2 Inter-Laboratory Comparison Studies 1704.3 Standard Reference Materials and Data Quality Assurance 1724.4 Boron Concentration and Isotope Ratio Analysis 1754.5 Sample Preparation and Cleaning 1794.6 Boron Separation and Purification 1834.7 Instrumental Techniques 1884.8 Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) 2014.9 Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) 2044.10 Other Techniques 2064.11 Outlook and Future Directions 210References 211Index 224

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Bärbel Hönisch, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, USA.Stephen M. Eggins, Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, Australia.Laura L. Haynes, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, USA.Katherine A. Allen, School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, USA.Katherine D. Holland, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Australian National University, Australia.Katja Lorbacher, Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne, Australia.

• Preface viiAcknowledgments viiiAbout the Companion Website ix1 Introduction and Concepts 11.1 Why Are we Interested in Reconstructing Marine Carbonate Chemistry? 12 Boron Systematics 132.1 Introduction 142.2 What Determines the Sensitivity of δ11B and B/Ca to Marine Carbonate Chemistry? 152.3 Boron Proxy Systematics in Synthetic Carbonates 212.4 Boron Isotopes in Biogenic Marine Carbonates 422.5 Secular Evolution of [BT] and δ11B in Seawater 812.6 The B/Ca Proxy in Foraminifera 883 Reconstructing Paleo-Acidity, pCO2 and Deep-Ocean [CO32–] 1203.1 Introduction 1203.2 Estimating Paleoseawater pH from Boron Isotopes 1223.3 Estimating Marine Carbonate Chemistry from B/Ca Ratios 1503.4 Guidelines for Selecting Sediment Core Sites and Sample Sizes 1554 Boron Concentration and Isotope Ratio Analysis 1654.1 Introduction 1654.2 Inter-Laboratory Comparison Studies 1704.3 Standard Reference Materials and Data Quality Assurance 1724.4 Boron Concentration and Isotope Ratio Analysis 1754.5 Sample Preparation and Cleaning 1794.6 Boron Separation and Purification 1834.7 Instrumental Techniques 1884.8 Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) 2014.9 Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) 2044.10 Other Techniques 2064.11 Outlook and Future Directions 210References 211Index 224

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