Distribution of Ivory Coast microtektite layer

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Main Authors: Glass, B P, Kent, Dennis V, Schneider, David A, Tauxe, Lisa
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author Glass, B P
Kent, Dennis V
Schneider, David A
Tauxe, Lisa
author_facet Glass, B P
Kent, Dennis V
Schneider, David A
Tauxe, Lisa
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents During the present study the Ivory Coast microtektite layer was found in cores from five equatorial Atlantic sites, bringing the total number of Ivory Coast microtektite-bearing cores to eleven. The strewn field appears to be restricted to between 9°N and 12°S latitude. There is a general increase in the concentration of microtektites towards the Bosumtwi crater, which is generally thought to be the source of the Ivory Coast tektites. The relationship between the onset of the Jaramillo subchron and the Ivory Coast microtektite layer has been investigated in six cores. A plot of the difference in depth between the base of the Jaramillo subchron and the microtektite layer versus sediment accumulation rate was used to determine the average post-depositional remanent magnetization (PDRM) acquisition depth and the age difference between the onset of the Jaramillo subchron and the deposition of the microtektites. Assuming that the PDRM acquisition depth does not vary with sediment accumulation rate, we find that the average PDRM acquisition depth is 7 cm and that the microtektites were deposited approximately 8 ky after the onset of the Jaramillo subchron. This indicates that the impact responsible for the Ivory Coast tektites and microtektites could not be causally related to the geomagnetic reversal at the base of the Jaramillo subchron.
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spellingShingle Distribution of Ivory Coast microtektite layer
Glass, B P
Kent, Dennis V
Schneider, David A
Tauxe, Lisa
108-660A; 108-661A; 108-664C; 108-664D; 108-665A; 108-665B; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; Equatorial Atlantic; GC; Gravity corer; Joides Resolution; K09-57; Leg108; North Atlantic Ocean; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP; PC; Piston corer; RC13; RC13-210; RC13-213; RC16; RC16-75; Robert Conrad; V26; V26-51; V27; V27-239; V30; V30-45; Vema
During the present study the Ivory Coast microtektite layer was found in cores from five equatorial Atlantic sites, bringing the total number of Ivory Coast microtektite-bearing cores to eleven. The strewn field appears to be restricted to between 9°N and 12°S latitude. There is a general increase in the concentration of microtektites towards the Bosumtwi crater, which is generally thought to be the source of the Ivory Coast tektites. The relationship between the onset of the Jaramillo subchron and the Ivory Coast microtektite layer has been investigated in six cores. A plot of the difference in depth between the base of the Jaramillo subchron and the microtektite layer versus sediment accumulation rate was used to determine the average post-depositional remanent magnetization (PDRM) acquisition depth and the age difference between the onset of the Jaramillo subchron and the deposition of the microtektites. Assuming that the PDRM acquisition depth does not vary with sediment accumulation rate, we find that the average PDRM acquisition depth is 7 cm and that the microtektites were deposited approximately 8 ky after the onset of the Jaramillo subchron. This indicates that the impact responsible for the Ivory Coast tektites and microtektites could not be causally related to the geomagnetic reversal at the base of the Jaramillo subchron.
title Distribution of Ivory Coast microtektite layer
topic 108-660A; 108-661A; 108-664C; 108-664D; 108-665A; 108-665B; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; Equatorial Atlantic; GC; Gravity corer; Joides Resolution; K09-57; Leg108; North Atlantic Ocean; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP; PC; Piston corer; RC13; RC13-210; RC13-213; RC16; RC16-75; Robert Conrad; V26; V26-51; V27; V27-239; V30; V30-45; Vema
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.723140