Are Elemental Salinity Proxies Worth Their Salt?

doi: 10.1007/s12583-025-0197-2

• Thomas J. Algeo^{1, 2, 3, 4 ,  ,}  , 
• Wei Wei^{1, 2} , 
• Zhanhong Liu⁵ , 
• Yi Song⁶ , 
• Huyue Song¹

• 1.

  State Key Laboratory of Geomicrobiology and Environmental Changes, School of Earth Science, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China

• 2.

  State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China

• 3.

  Department of Geosciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0013, U.S.A

• 4.

  State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Institute of Sedimentary Geology, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China

• 5.

  Hubei Key Laboratory of Marine Geological Resources, College of Marine Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China

• 6.

  School of Marine Sciences, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China