“…According to the data introduced, the common motive of all spectra corresponds to the IR spectrum of calcium carbonate, which speaks for the fact that inorganic components dominate in the clam shells from coastal discharges. Nevertheless, according to the data [64], the protein component in clam shells may be preserved for a longer time and serves as a time marker in geological investigations. The peak of bands' vibrations presented in the FTIR spectra (Figure 4) can be divided into three groups: 1-peaks corresponding to bands vibrations in calcium carbonate (2980, 2878, 2510, 1800, 1440, 872, 847, 712, and 700 cm −1 ); 2-peaks corresponding to bands' vibrations in organic structures and water (3600-3000, 2925, 1440, 1082, and 830 cm −1 ); 3-hard-to-identify peaks or peaks corresponding to vibrations of various bands between various elements (2980, 2878, 2510, 1800, 1440, 1160, 1082, and 1020 cm −1 ).…”