Kaitlin's M.S. research published in American Journal of Science

Kaitlin's new data on carbonate lithium isotopes in the Early to Middle Triassic, in the aftermath of the end-Permian extinction, is now published in American Journal of Science. Check it out here!

In addition to careful lab work to produce carbonate lithium isotope data, Kaitlin's study compares carbonate lithium isotope data in the Early Triassic from multiple locations in the Tethys Ocean with a record from the Panthalassa Ocean. Lithium isotope values are incredibly low, sometimes below 0‰, indicating unique lithium cycling and diagenesis. The paper proposes that the large difference between high siliciclastic lithium isotope data (previously published) with the near-0‰ carbonate lithium isotope data could indicate a very small Li oceanic reservoir size, resulting in spatially heterogenous seawater Li isotope values. Yay, Kaitlin!