Deuterium exchangeability in modern and fossil plant resins

Deuterium exchange experiments on modern and fossil plant resins (amber) were conducted to assess to what extent diagenetic alteration can overprint the stable hydrogen (δ2H) and carbon (δ13C) isotopic composition of these materials. Pairs of resins and amber fragments were placed together with deuterated water in sealed quartz-glass tubes to assure that all samples were exposed equally to the chosen experimental conditions. Experiments lasting...