Iridium concentrations and abundances of meteoritic ejecta from the Eltanin impact in sediment cores from POLARSTERN cruise ANT-XII/4

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contents The abundances of meteoritic ejecta from the Eltanin asteroid impact have been examined in seven sediment cores recovered by the FS Polarstern during expedition ANT XII/4 using elemental concentrations of iridium and weights of coarse (>500 ?m) ejecta debris. Three cores with well-preserved impact deposits, PS2704-1, PS2708-1, and PS2709-1, each contain Ir and ejecta fluences similar to those found previously in USNS Eltanin core E13-4. Small Ir anomalies and traces of ejecta were found in cores PS2706-1 and PS2710-1, but since these cores lack well-defined deposits, these are considered to be reworked and not representative of the fallout. No evidence of ejecta was found in cores PS2702-1 and PS2705-1. These results confirm earlier speculation that the Eltanin impact resulted in deposits of ejecta with up to 1 g/cm**2 of debris over a wide area of the ocean floor. However, there are still large uncertainties over the actual regional or global extent of this unique sediment deposit.
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spellingShingle Iridium concentrations and abundances of meteoritic ejecta from the Eltanin impact in sediment cores from POLARSTERN cruise ANT-XII/4
Kyte, Frank T
ANT-XII/4; AWI_Paleo; ELT10; ELT10.002-PC; ELT13; ELT13.003-PC; ELT13.004-PC; Eltanin; KL; Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions from Marine Sediments @ AWI; PC; Piston corer; Piston corer (BGR type); Polarstern; PS2702-1; PS2704-1; PS2706-1; PS2708-1; PS2709-1; PS2710-1; PS35/193; PS35/196; PS35/199; PS35/201; PS35/202; PS35/203; PS35 06AQANTXII_4; Southeast Pacific
The abundances of meteoritic ejecta from the Eltanin asteroid impact have been examined in seven sediment cores recovered by the FS Polarstern during expedition ANT XII/4 using elemental concentrations of iridium and weights of coarse (>500 ?m) ejecta debris. Three cores with well-preserved impact deposits, PS2704-1, PS2708-1, and PS2709-1, each contain Ir and ejecta fluences similar to those found previously in USNS Eltanin core E13-4. Small Ir anomalies and traces of ejecta were found in cores PS2706-1 and PS2710-1, but since these cores lack well-defined deposits, these are considered to be reworked and not representative of the fallout. No evidence of ejecta was found in cores PS2702-1 and PS2705-1. These results confirm earlier speculation that the Eltanin impact resulted in deposits of ejecta with up to 1 g/cm**2 of debris over a wide area of the ocean floor. However, there are still large uncertainties over the actual regional or global extent of this unique sediment deposit.
title Iridium concentrations and abundances of meteoritic ejecta from the Eltanin impact in sediment cores from POLARSTERN cruise ANT-XII/4
topic ANT-XII/4; AWI_Paleo; ELT10; ELT10.002-PC; ELT13; ELT13.003-PC; ELT13.004-PC; Eltanin; KL; Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions from Marine Sediments @ AWI; PC; Piston corer; Piston corer (BGR type); Polarstern; PS2702-1; PS2704-1; PS2706-1; PS2708-1; PS2709-1; PS2710-1; PS35/193; PS35/196; PS35/199; PS35/201; PS35/202; PS35/203; PS35 06AQANTXII_4; Southeast Pacific
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771421