Mineral composition and geochemistry of sediments from ODP Leg 127 sites

Fuente: PANGAEA
Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser: Tada, Ryuji, Iijima, Azuma
Format: Dataset Open Access
Sprache:en
Veröffentlicht: PANGAEA 1992
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
_version_ 1867167667334414336
author Tada, Ryuji
Iijima, Azuma
author_facet Tada, Ryuji
Iijima, Azuma
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents The lithostratigraphy of Neogene hemipelagic sediments recovered from the Japan Sea during Leg 127 was revised to improve intersite consistency and to remove confusion stemming from diagenetic modification of the lithology through the opal-A to opal-CT transformation. Special emphasis was put on the presence and nature of dark-light cycles in revising the lithostratigraphy. Mineral composition analysis was conducted for samples from Sites 794, 795, and 797. In addition, major element chemical composition analysis was conducted for these same sample sets from Site 794. The result of mineral composition analysis suggests that the detrital component, which consists of such minerals as quartz, plagioclase, illite, and kaolinite plus chlorite, is diluted to various degrees by biogenic silica (opal-A) and its diagenetic equivalents (opal-CT and quartz). Smectite, on the other hand, may be a diagenetic or hydrothermal alteration product of volcanic material, although more study is necessary to confirm its origin. As a whole, vertical variation in the sediment composition is consistent with the revised lithostratigraphy and helps to characterize the redefined lithologic units quantitatively.
format Dataset Open Access
id pangaea_https___doi_org_10_1594_PANGAEA_778151
institution PANGAEA
language en
publishDate 1992
publisher PANGAEA
record_format pangaea
spellingShingle Mineral composition and geochemistry of sediments from ODP Leg 127 sites
Tada, Ryuji
Iijima, Azuma
127-794A; 127-794B; 127-794C; 127-795A; 127-795B; 127-797B; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; Japan Sea; Joides Resolution; Leg127; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP
The lithostratigraphy of Neogene hemipelagic sediments recovered from the Japan Sea during Leg 127 was revised to improve intersite consistency and to remove confusion stemming from diagenetic modification of the lithology through the opal-A to opal-CT transformation. Special emphasis was put on the presence and nature of dark-light cycles in revising the lithostratigraphy. Mineral composition analysis was conducted for samples from Sites 794, 795, and 797. In addition, major element chemical composition analysis was conducted for these same sample sets from Site 794. The result of mineral composition analysis suggests that the detrital component, which consists of such minerals as quartz, plagioclase, illite, and kaolinite plus chlorite, is diluted to various degrees by biogenic silica (opal-A) and its diagenetic equivalents (opal-CT and quartz). Smectite, on the other hand, may be a diagenetic or hydrothermal alteration product of volcanic material, although more study is necessary to confirm its origin. As a whole, vertical variation in the sediment composition is consistent with the revised lithostratigraphy and helps to characterize the redefined lithologic units quantitatively.
title Mineral composition and geochemistry of sediments from ODP Leg 127 sites
topic 127-794A; 127-794B; 127-794C; 127-795A; 127-795B; 127-797B; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; Japan Sea; Joides Resolution; Leg127; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.778151