Study of delta18O calcite-dolomite mixtures

Isotope ratio of oxygen in carbonate mixtures has been studied. For the purpose samples of calcite and dolomite with the known values delta18O are mixed in the ratios 9:1, 3:1, 1:1, 1:3, 1:9. Then from the mixtures prepared CO2 gas is separated using the McCrea method, delta18O of the gas is measured using mass-srectrometer. It has been established that to obtain delta18O calcite in the mixtures with calcite excess CO2 gas should be collected in the interval 15-30 min of the reaction duration and for the mixtures with dolomite excess - in the interval 5-15 min. To determine delta18O of dolomite the optimum time of CO2 gas collection for all the mixtures is 4-24 h