Aragonite distribution and preservation of sediment cores from the Brazilian Continental Slope
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| author | Gerhardt, Sabine Groth, H Rühlemann, Carsten Henrich, Rüdiger |
| author_facet | Gerhardt, Sabine Groth, H Rühlemann, Carsten Henrich, Rüdiger |
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| contents | We present late Quaternary records of aragonite preservation determined for sediment cores recovered on the Brazilian Continental Slope (1790-2585 m water depth) where North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) dominates at present. We have used various indirect dissolution proxies (carbonate content, aragonite/calcite contents, and sand percentages) as well as gastropodal abundances and fragmentation of Limacina inflata to determine the state of aragonite preservation. In addition, microscopic investigations of the dissolution susceptibility of three Limacina species yielded the Limacina Dissolution Index which correlates well with most of the other proxies. Excellent preservation of aragonite was found in the Holocene section, whereas aragonite dissolution gradually increases downcore. This general pattern is attributed to an overall increase in aragonite corrosiveness of pore waters. Overprinted on this early diagenetic trend are high-frequency fluctuations of aragonite preservation, which may be related to climatically induced variations of intermediate water masses. |
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| spellingShingle | Aragonite distribution and preservation of sediment cores from the Brazilian Continental Slope Gerhardt, Sabine Groth, H Rühlemann, Carsten Henrich, Rüdiger Brazil Basin; GeoB2204-1; GeoB2204-2; GeoB2205-4; GeoB2207-2; Gravity corer (Kiel type); M23/3; Meteor (1986); MUC; MultiCorer; SFB261; SL; South Atlantic in Late Quaternary: Reconstruction of Budget and Currents We present late Quaternary records of aragonite preservation determined for sediment cores recovered on the Brazilian Continental Slope (1790-2585 m water depth) where North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) dominates at present. We have used various indirect dissolution proxies (carbonate content, aragonite/calcite contents, and sand percentages) as well as gastropodal abundances and fragmentation of Limacina inflata to determine the state of aragonite preservation. In addition, microscopic investigations of the dissolution susceptibility of three Limacina species yielded the Limacina Dissolution Index which correlates well with most of the other proxies. Excellent preservation of aragonite was found in the Holocene section, whereas aragonite dissolution gradually increases downcore. This general pattern is attributed to an overall increase in aragonite corrosiveness of pore waters. Overprinted on this early diagenetic trend are high-frequency fluctuations of aragonite preservation, which may be related to climatically induced variations of intermediate water masses. |
| title | Aragonite distribution and preservation of sediment cores from the Brazilian Continental Slope |
| topic | Brazil Basin; GeoB2204-1; GeoB2204-2; GeoB2205-4; GeoB2207-2; Gravity corer (Kiel type); M23/3; Meteor (1986); MUC; MultiCorer; SFB261; SL; South Atlantic in Late Quaternary: Reconstruction of Budget and Currents |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.712059 |