Sedimentology on cores from the Peru Basin
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| author | Weber, Michael E von Stackelberg, Ulrich Marchig, Vesna Wiedicke-Hombach, Michael Grupe, Bernd |
| author_facet | Weber, Michael E von Stackelberg, Ulrich Marchig, Vesna Wiedicke-Hombach, Michael Grupe, Bernd |
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| contents | We investigated surficial sediments for physico-chemical composition from numerous sites of seven study areas in the manganese nodule field of the northern Peru Basin as part of a deep-sea environmental study. Major results from this study are strong variability with respect to water depth, productivity in surface waters, locality, bottom water flow, and seafloor topography. Sediment sites are located mostly in 3900 to 4300 m water depth between the lysocline and the carbonate compensation depth (CCD). Large fluctuations in carbonate content (0% to 80%) determine sediment density and compressional-wave velocity, and, by dilution, contents of opal and non-biogenic material. Mass accumulation rates of biogenic components as well as geochemical proxies (barium and phosphorus) distinguish areas of higher productivity in the northwest near equatorial upwelling and in the northeast close to coastal upwelling, from areas of lower productivity in the west and south. Comparisons between the central Peru Basin area (Discol) and western Peru Basin area (Sediperu) reveals, for the Sediperu area, a shallower CCD, more carbonate but less opal, organic carbon, and non-biogenic material in sediments at the same water depth as well as larger down-core fluctuations of organic carbon and MnO2. Bottom water flow in the abyssal hill topography causes winnowing of material from summits of seamounts and ridges, where organic carbon preservation is poor, to basins where organic carbon preservation is better. Down-core measurements in box cores indicate a three-fold division in the upper 50 cm of the sediment column. An uppermost semi-liquid top layer is dark brown, 5-15 cm thick and contains most of the ferro-manganese nodules. A 5-15 cm thick transition zone of light sediment color has increasing shear strength, lowest opal contents and compressional-wave velocities, but highest carbonate contents and sediment densities. The lowermost layer contains stiffer light gray sediments. |
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| spellingShingle | Sedimentology on cores from the Peru Basin Weber, Michael E von Stackelberg, Ulrich Marchig, Vesna Wiedicke-Hombach, Michael Grupe, Bernd 178KG; 179KG; 183KG; 185KG; 186KG; 188KG; 190KG; 193KG; 194KG; 197KG; 201MX; 202KG; 204KG; 207KG; 209KG; 210MX; 212KG; 215KG; 216KG; 220KG; 221KG; 223MX; 226KG; 227KG; 230KG; 231KG; 234KG; 236KG; 237KG; 242KG; 246KG; 247KG; 248KG; 252KG; 255KG; 260KG; 262KG; 264KG; 265KG; 277KG; 287KG; 290KG; 292KG; ATESEPP; BCR; Box corer (Reineck); MAXC; MaxiCorer; SO106/1; SO106/1_1516KG; SO106/1_1518KG; SO106/1_16KG; SO106/1_178KG; SO106/1_178KG2; SO106/1_179KG; SO106/1_183KG; SO106/1_183KG2; SO106/1_185KG; SO106/1_186KG; SO106/1_188KG; SO106/1_190KG; SO106/1_193KG; SO106/1_194KG; SO106/1_197KG; SO106/1_201MX; SO106/1_202KG; SO106/1_204KG; SO106/1_207KG; SO106/1_209KG; SO106/1_210MX; SO106/1_212KG; SO106/1_215KG; SO106/1_216KG; SO106/1_220KG; SO106/1_221KG; SO106/1_223KG; SO106/1_223MX; SO106/1_226KG; SO106/1_227KG; SO106/1_230KG; SO106/1_231KG; SO106/1_234KG; SO106/1_236KG; SO106/1_237KG; SO106/1_242KG; SO106/1_53KG; SO106/1_88KG; SO106/2; SO106/2_246KG; SO106/2_247KG; SO106/2_248KG; SO106/2_252KG; SO106/2_255KG; SO106/2_260KG; SO106/2_262KG; SO106/2_264KG; SO106/2_265KG; SO106/2_277KG; SO106/2_287KG; SO106/2_290KG; SO106/2_292KG; SO106/2_515KG; SO106/2_537KG; SO106/2_556KG; SO106/2_558KG; SO106/2_563KG; Sonne We investigated surficial sediments for physico-chemical composition from numerous sites of seven study areas in the manganese nodule field of the northern Peru Basin as part of a deep-sea environmental study. Major results from this study are strong variability with respect to water depth, productivity in surface waters, locality, bottom water flow, and seafloor topography. Sediment sites are located mostly in 3900 to 4300 m water depth between the lysocline and the carbonate compensation depth (CCD). Large fluctuations in carbonate content (0% to 80%) determine sediment density and compressional-wave velocity, and, by dilution, contents of opal and non-biogenic material. Mass accumulation rates of biogenic components as well as geochemical proxies (barium and phosphorus) distinguish areas of higher productivity in the northwest near equatorial upwelling and in the northeast close to coastal upwelling, from areas of lower productivity in the west and south. Comparisons between the central Peru Basin area (Discol) and western Peru Basin area (Sediperu) reveals, for the Sediperu area, a shallower CCD, more carbonate but less opal, organic carbon, and non-biogenic material in sediments at the same water depth as well as larger down-core fluctuations of organic carbon and MnO2. Bottom water flow in the abyssal hill topography causes winnowing of material from summits of seamounts and ridges, where organic carbon preservation is poor, to basins where organic carbon preservation is better. Down-core measurements in box cores indicate a three-fold division in the upper 50 cm of the sediment column. An uppermost semi-liquid top layer is dark brown, 5-15 cm thick and contains most of the ferro-manganese nodules. A 5-15 cm thick transition zone of light sediment color has increasing shear strength, lowest opal contents and compressional-wave velocities, but highest carbonate contents and sediment densities. The lowermost layer contains stiffer light gray sediments. |
| title | Sedimentology on cores from the Peru Basin |
| topic | 178KG; 179KG; 183KG; 185KG; 186KG; 188KG; 190KG; 193KG; 194KG; 197KG; 201MX; 202KG; 204KG; 207KG; 209KG; 210MX; 212KG; 215KG; 216KG; 220KG; 221KG; 223MX; 226KG; 227KG; 230KG; 231KG; 234KG; 236KG; 237KG; 242KG; 246KG; 247KG; 248KG; 252KG; 255KG; 260KG; 262KG; 264KG; 265KG; 277KG; 287KG; 290KG; 292KG; ATESEPP; BCR; Box corer (Reineck); MAXC; MaxiCorer; SO106/1; SO106/1_1516KG; SO106/1_1518KG; SO106/1_16KG; SO106/1_178KG; SO106/1_178KG2; SO106/1_179KG; SO106/1_183KG; SO106/1_183KG2; SO106/1_185KG; SO106/1_186KG; SO106/1_188KG; SO106/1_190KG; SO106/1_193KG; SO106/1_194KG; SO106/1_197KG; SO106/1_201MX; SO106/1_202KG; SO106/1_204KG; SO106/1_207KG; SO106/1_209KG; SO106/1_210MX; SO106/1_212KG; SO106/1_215KG; SO106/1_216KG; SO106/1_220KG; SO106/1_221KG; SO106/1_223KG; SO106/1_223MX; SO106/1_226KG; SO106/1_227KG; SO106/1_230KG; SO106/1_231KG; SO106/1_234KG; SO106/1_236KG; SO106/1_237KG; SO106/1_242KG; SO106/1_53KG; SO106/1_88KG; SO106/2; SO106/2_246KG; SO106/2_247KG; SO106/2_248KG; SO106/2_252KG; SO106/2_255KG; SO106/2_260KG; SO106/2_262KG; SO106/2_264KG; SO106/2_265KG; SO106/2_277KG; SO106/2_287KG; SO106/2_290KG; SO106/2_292KG; SO106/2_515KG; SO106/2_537KG; SO106/2_556KG; SO106/2_558KG; SO106/2_563KG; Sonne |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.761568 |