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Main Authors: Diester-Haass, Lieselotte, Meyers, Philip A, Rothe, Peter
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Language:en
Published: PANGAEA 1986
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.761062
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author Diester-Haass, Lieselotte
Meyers, Philip A
Rothe, Peter
author_facet Diester-Haass, Lieselotte
Meyers, Philip A
Rothe, Peter
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Samples taken at 10 cm intervals from DSDP Core 532B-17 contain variations in carbonate, opal, organic carbon, and terrigenous components that correlate with light-dark cycles in sediment color. The core site, at 1300 m water depth, is well above the CCD, yet the color variations appear to result largely from cyclical fluctuations in carbonate dissolution, which was greater during glacial periods. Higher concentrations of organic carbon and of terrigenous sediment components correlate with enhanced carbonate dissolution, but opal concentrations inversely correlate and suggest that biological productivity at this site diminished during glacial periods. A complicated glacial-interglacial picture emerges from the data. In interglacial times, upwelling associated with the Benguela Current produced abundant opaline material, organic matter was fairly well preserved, and carbonate was only moderately dissolved. In glacial times, the upwelling core shifted as sea level fell and winds intensified. Productivity in the waters over Site 532 decreased, but lateral supply of oxidizable organic matter enhanced carbonate dissolution, giving rise to light-dark cycles in these sediments.
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spellingShingle (Table 1) CaCO3, terrigenous matter and Corg calculations from DSDP Hole 75-532B
Diester-Haass, Lieselotte
Meyers, Philip A
Rothe, Peter
75-532B; Calcium carbonate; Calculated; Carbon, organic, total; Deep Sea Drilling Project; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; DSDP; DSDP/ODP/IODP sample designation; Glomar Challenger; Grain size, sieving; Leg75; Loss; Ratio; Sample code/label; South Atlantic Ocean; Terrigenous
Samples taken at 10 cm intervals from DSDP Core 532B-17 contain variations in carbonate, opal, organic carbon, and terrigenous components that correlate with light-dark cycles in sediment color. The core site, at 1300 m water depth, is well above the CCD, yet the color variations appear to result largely from cyclical fluctuations in carbonate dissolution, which was greater during glacial periods. Higher concentrations of organic carbon and of terrigenous sediment components correlate with enhanced carbonate dissolution, but opal concentrations inversely correlate and suggest that biological productivity at this site diminished during glacial periods. A complicated glacial-interglacial picture emerges from the data. In interglacial times, upwelling associated with the Benguela Current produced abundant opaline material, organic matter was fairly well preserved, and carbonate was only moderately dissolved. In glacial times, the upwelling core shifted as sea level fell and winds intensified. Productivity in the waters over Site 532 decreased, but lateral supply of oxidizable organic matter enhanced carbonate dissolution, giving rise to light-dark cycles in these sediments.
title (Table 1) CaCO3, terrigenous matter and Corg calculations from DSDP Hole 75-532B
topic 75-532B; Calcium carbonate; Calculated; Carbon, organic, total; Deep Sea Drilling Project; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; DSDP; DSDP/ODP/IODP sample designation; Glomar Challenger; Grain size, sieving; Leg75; Loss; Ratio; Sample code/label; South Atlantic Ocean; Terrigenous
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.761062