Conditions of rhodochrosite-nodule formation in Neogene-Pleistocene deep-sea sediments: Evidence from O, C and Sr isotopes

S. Morad; I. S. Al-Aasm

doi:10.1016/S0037-0738(97)00066-3

Conditions of rhodochrosite-nodule formation in Neogene-Pleistocene deep-sea sediments: Evidence from O, C and Sr isotopes

S. Morad, I. S. Al-Aasm

Earth Science

University of Windsor

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Abstract

Calcic rhodochrosite occurs as nodules around burrows in late Neogene - early Pleistocene pelagic sediments of the Galapagos Ridge in the Guatemala Basin, eastern equatorial Pacific (DSDP Leg 68; Site 503). Growth was accomplished in the suboxic zone (δ¹³C = -4.3‰ to -1.3‰) at an estimated depth between ≈30 and 70 cm beneath the seafloor. The rhodochrosites have ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios (0.708945-0.709073) that largely record the small-scale changes in seawater Sr-isotopic composition. The anomalous enrichment of the rhodochrosite in ¹⁸O isotopes (δ¹⁸O_PDB up to +6.4‰) is attributed to the dissociation of gas hydrates.

Original language	British English
Pages (from-to)	295-304
Number of pages	10
Journal	Sedimentary Geology
Volume	114
Issue number	1-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0037-0738(97)00066-3
State	Published - Dec 1997

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Diagenesis
Gas hydrates
Isotopes
Rhodocrosite

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