Radiochemistry at DSDP Leg 54 and 70 Holes

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Main Authors: Lalou, Claude, Brichet, Evelyne, Leclaire, Héloïse, Duplessy, Jean-Claude
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author Lalou, Claude
Brichet, Evelyne
Leclaire, Héloïse
Duplessy, Jean-Claude
author_facet Lalou, Claude
Brichet, Evelyne
Leclaire, Héloïse
Duplessy, Jean-Claude
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Use of the hydraulic piston corer during DSDP Leg 70 in the Galapagos mounds area allowed recovery of an undisturbed sedimentary sequence down to the basement. It thus became possible to establish the chronology of different events. Several holes on and off the mounds were studied, using uranium series disequilibrium methods of age determination and oxygen isotope stratigraphy. The following sequence was thereby established: 1) From 600,000 to 300,000 years ago there was normal pelagic sedimentation, with an injection of uranium-rich solution, probably of hydrothermal origin, between 400,000 and 300,000 years ago. 2) From 300,000 to 90,000 years ago, nontronitic clay formed, replacing a pre-existing sediment. 3) From 60,000 to 20,000 years ago, manganese oxide deposits formed, probably also replacing pre-existing sediments. 4) About 19,000 years ago there occurred a uranium injection from seawater, attributed to the end of the hydrothermal circulation. In some holes, especially Hole 424, Leg 54, younger manganese oxides have been found, indicating that some mounds may be presently active.
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spellingShingle Radiochemistry at DSDP Leg 54 and 70 Holes
Lalou, Claude
Brichet, Evelyne
Leclaire, Héloïse
Duplessy, Jean-Claude
54-424; 54-424A; 54-424B; 70-506C; 70-509B; Deep Sea Drilling Project; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; DSDP; Glomar Challenger; Leg54; Leg70; North Pacific/MOUND
Use of the hydraulic piston corer during DSDP Leg 70 in the Galapagos mounds area allowed recovery of an undisturbed sedimentary sequence down to the basement. It thus became possible to establish the chronology of different events. Several holes on and off the mounds were studied, using uranium series disequilibrium methods of age determination and oxygen isotope stratigraphy. The following sequence was thereby established: 1) From 600,000 to 300,000 years ago there was normal pelagic sedimentation, with an injection of uranium-rich solution, probably of hydrothermal origin, between 400,000 and 300,000 years ago. 2) From 300,000 to 90,000 years ago, nontronitic clay formed, replacing a pre-existing sediment. 3) From 60,000 to 20,000 years ago, manganese oxide deposits formed, probably also replacing pre-existing sediments. 4) About 19,000 years ago there occurred a uranium injection from seawater, attributed to the end of the hydrothermal circulation. In some holes, especially Hole 424, Leg 54, younger manganese oxides have been found, indicating that some mounds may be presently active.
title Radiochemistry at DSDP Leg 54 and 70 Holes
topic 54-424; 54-424A; 54-424B; 70-506C; 70-509B; Deep Sea Drilling Project; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; DSDP; Glomar Challenger; Leg54; Leg70; North Pacific/MOUND
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.816015