The sapropel record of the eastern Mediterranean Sea
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| author | Emeis, Kay-Christian Sakamoto, Tatsuhiko Wehausen, Rolf Brumsack, Hans-Jürgen |
| author_facet | Emeis, Kay-Christian Sakamoto, Tatsuhiko Wehausen, Rolf Brumsack, Hans-Jürgen |
| collection | Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales |
| contents | Research on sediments recovered during Ocean Drilling Leg 160 has concentrated on two issues: the first concerned the stratigraphy of sapropel formation, the second was oriented to clarify specific processes that explain sapropel origin. Progress has been made in the construction of stratigraphic composites out of sedimentary sequences from individual holes at each of the palaeoceanographic sites. On the composites, initial work has resulted in the establishment of high-resolution and intermediate-resolution stratigraphies for three sites (963, 964, 967); correlation of sedimentary cycles to astronomical (insolation) cycles extends the stratigraphies to Sites 969 and 966. The sapropel occurrences in the marine and land sequences over the entire Eastern Mediterranean are correlated; with the resolution that can be obtained from isotope studies, groups of sapropels occurred simultaneously over the entire basin. In detail, however, the temporal and facies patterns of sapropel sequences differ between individual sites and depositional basins. The differences may be related to effects of water depth, diagenesis, and post-depositional tectonic attenuation of sequences. Studies on the geochemistry and facies of sapropels agree that anoxic conditions favoured preservation of organic matter in sapropels, caused the enrichment of trace metals associated with sapropels, and helped to preserve primary sedimentary structures. Besides, all evidence is consistent with elevated fluxes of organic matter and associated elements during sapropel events. |
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| spellingShingle | The sapropel record of the eastern Mediterranean Sea Emeis, Kay-Christian Sakamoto, Tatsuhiko Wehausen, Rolf Brumsack, Hans-Jürgen 160-964; 160-966; 160-967; 160-969; COMPCORE; Composite Core; Eastern Basin; Joides Resolution; Leg160; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP Research on sediments recovered during Ocean Drilling Leg 160 has concentrated on two issues: the first concerned the stratigraphy of sapropel formation, the second was oriented to clarify specific processes that explain sapropel origin. Progress has been made in the construction of stratigraphic composites out of sedimentary sequences from individual holes at each of the palaeoceanographic sites. On the composites, initial work has resulted in the establishment of high-resolution and intermediate-resolution stratigraphies for three sites (963, 964, 967); correlation of sedimentary cycles to astronomical (insolation) cycles extends the stratigraphies to Sites 969 and 966. The sapropel occurrences in the marine and land sequences over the entire Eastern Mediterranean are correlated; with the resolution that can be obtained from isotope studies, groups of sapropels occurred simultaneously over the entire basin. In detail, however, the temporal and facies patterns of sapropel sequences differ between individual sites and depositional basins. The differences may be related to effects of water depth, diagenesis, and post-depositional tectonic attenuation of sequences. Studies on the geochemistry and facies of sapropels agree that anoxic conditions favoured preservation of organic matter in sapropels, caused the enrichment of trace metals associated with sapropels, and helped to preserve primary sedimentary structures. Besides, all evidence is consistent with elevated fluxes of organic matter and associated elements during sapropel events. |
| title | The sapropel record of the eastern Mediterranean Sea |
| topic | 160-964; 160-966; 160-967; 160-969; COMPCORE; Composite Core; Eastern Basin; Joides Resolution; Leg160; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.704622 |