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Main Authors: Courtier, Anna M, Hart, David J, Christensen, Nikolas I
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Language:en
Published: PANGAEA 2004
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.778624
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author Courtier, Anna M
Hart, David J
Christensen, Nikolas I
author_facet Courtier, Anna M
Hart, David J
Christensen, Nikolas I
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contents Knowledge of seismic velocities is necessary to constrain the lithologies encountered in seismic studies. We measured the seismic velocities, both compressional and shear wave, of clasts recovered during Ocean Drilling Program Leg 195 from a serpentine mud volcano, the South Chamorro Seamount. The compressional wave velocities of these clasts vary from a lower value of 5.5 km/s to an upper value of 6.1 km/s at a confining stress of 200 MPa. The shear wave velocities vary from a lower value of 2.8 km/s to an upper value of 3.3 km/s at a confining stress of 200 MPa. The densities of the samples vary from 2548 to 2701 kg/m**3. These velocities and densities are representative of the highly serpentinized harzburgite and dunite mineralogy of the clasts. Velocities from a seismic study of the Izu-Bonin forearc wedge were used to calculate the degree of serpentinization in the forearc wedge. The seismic velocities of the forearc wedge are higher than the velocities of the clasts recovered from the South Chamorro Seamount, suggesting that the clasts are more serpentinized than the forearc wedge.
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spellingShingle Density, velocities and Poisson's and velocity ratios of ODP Hole 195-1200A serpentinites, South Chamorro Seamount
Courtier, Anna M
Hart, David J
Christensen, Nikolas I
195-1200A; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; Joides Resolution; Leg195; North Pacific Ocean; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP
Knowledge of seismic velocities is necessary to constrain the lithologies encountered in seismic studies. We measured the seismic velocities, both compressional and shear wave, of clasts recovered during Ocean Drilling Program Leg 195 from a serpentine mud volcano, the South Chamorro Seamount. The compressional wave velocities of these clasts vary from a lower value of 5.5 km/s to an upper value of 6.1 km/s at a confining stress of 200 MPa. The shear wave velocities vary from a lower value of 2.8 km/s to an upper value of 3.3 km/s at a confining stress of 200 MPa. The densities of the samples vary from 2548 to 2701 kg/m**3. These velocities and densities are representative of the highly serpentinized harzburgite and dunite mineralogy of the clasts. Velocities from a seismic study of the Izu-Bonin forearc wedge were used to calculate the degree of serpentinization in the forearc wedge. The seismic velocities of the forearc wedge are higher than the velocities of the clasts recovered from the South Chamorro Seamount, suggesting that the clasts are more serpentinized than the forearc wedge.
title Density, velocities and Poisson's and velocity ratios of ODP Hole 195-1200A serpentinites, South Chamorro Seamount
topic 195-1200A; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; Joides Resolution; Leg195; North Pacific Ocean; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.778624