87Sr/86Sr results for the Maastrichtian samples from ODP Leg 171

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Main Authors: MacLeod, Kenneth G, Fullagar, Paul D, Huber, Brian T
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author MacLeod, Kenneth G
Fullagar, Paul D
Huber, Brian T
author_facet MacLeod, Kenneth G
Fullagar, Paul D
Huber, Brian T
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Analyses of 87Sr/86Sr in foraminifera and sedimentological observations suggest that the Chicxulub impact was not the trigger for slumps or a hiatus within the Maastrichtian section recovered at Ocean Drilling Program Sites 1049, 1050, and 1052 (subtropical western North Atlantic). The slumps and hiatus occur within a sequence dominated by pelagic chalk. The 87Sr/86Sr measurements show a general increase through the Maastrichtian at each site, but suggest chronostratigraphic gaps on the order of 10 Myr across the slumps. Some of the slumps have burrowed upper surfaces and are composed of material that is older and coarser grained than the bounding chalks. Pelagic deposition punctuated by gravity flows easily explains the Maastrichtian record on Blake Nose, whereas an impact-based explanation for slumping is difficult to reconcile with sedimentological and geochemical observations.
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spellingShingle 87Sr/86Sr results for the Maastrichtian samples from ODP Leg 171
MacLeod, Kenneth G
Fullagar, Paul D
Huber, Brian T
171-1049C; 171-1050C; 171-1052E; Blake Nose, North Atlantic Ocean; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; Joides Resolution; Leg171B; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP
Analyses of 87Sr/86Sr in foraminifera and sedimentological observations suggest that the Chicxulub impact was not the trigger for slumps or a hiatus within the Maastrichtian section recovered at Ocean Drilling Program Sites 1049, 1050, and 1052 (subtropical western North Atlantic). The slumps and hiatus occur within a sequence dominated by pelagic chalk. The 87Sr/86Sr measurements show a general increase through the Maastrichtian at each site, but suggest chronostratigraphic gaps on the order of 10 Myr across the slumps. Some of the slumps have burrowed upper surfaces and are composed of material that is older and coarser grained than the bounding chalks. Pelagic deposition punctuated by gravity flows easily explains the Maastrichtian record on Blake Nose, whereas an impact-based explanation for slumping is difficult to reconcile with sedimentological and geochemical observations.
title 87Sr/86Sr results for the Maastrichtian samples from ODP Leg 171
topic 171-1049C; 171-1050C; 171-1052E; Blake Nose, North Atlantic Ocean; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; Joides Resolution; Leg171B; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.713693