Geochemical history at DSDP Leg 56 Holes

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contents A geological model of subduction postulated by Karig, Ingle, et al. (1975) and Karig and Sharman (1975) proposes that the sedimentary prism at the foot of the landward wall is being actively built as sediment is scraped off the subducting oceanic and plastered onto the base of the wedge, forming an accretionary wedge containing overthrust sedimentary layers or intense sedimentary folding. Because overlying layers must continually be uplifted and compressed to accommodate new matter at the base, the accreting wedge will provide a geochemical record of this process at or near the Japan Trench. Several recent papers have discussed the metalliferous sediments on the active oceanic ridges. The geochemistry of such sediments is now reasonably well known: generally these deposits are considered products of volcanic processes (Boström and Peterson, 1969; Böstrom et al., 1969; Horowitz, 1970, 1974; Cronan et al., 1972; Cronan and Garrett, 1973). The geochemistry of subduction zone sediments, however, is less well known, and the need for studies of these sediments is particularly urgent if such sediments provide a record of the effects of subduction of oceanic plates under continental crust. Because the Japan Trench contains welldeveloped subduction zone deposits, Leg 56 sampling was of utmost importance to the discovery of how they originate.
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spellingShingle Geochemical history at DSDP Leg 56 Holes
Nohara, Masato
56-434; 56-434B; 56-435; 56-435A; 56-436; Deep Sea Drilling Project; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; DSDP; Glomar Challenger; Leg56; North Pacific/RIDGE; North Pacific/TRENCH
A geological model of subduction postulated by Karig, Ingle, et al. (1975) and Karig and Sharman (1975) proposes that the sedimentary prism at the foot of the landward wall is being actively built as sediment is scraped off the subducting oceanic and plastered onto the base of the wedge, forming an accretionary wedge containing overthrust sedimentary layers or intense sedimentary folding. Because overlying layers must continually be uplifted and compressed to accommodate new matter at the base, the accreting wedge will provide a geochemical record of this process at or near the Japan Trench. Several recent papers have discussed the metalliferous sediments on the active oceanic ridges. The geochemistry of such sediments is now reasonably well known: generally these deposits are considered products of volcanic processes (Boström and Peterson, 1969; Böstrom et al., 1969; Horowitz, 1970, 1974; Cronan et al., 1972; Cronan and Garrett, 1973). The geochemistry of subduction zone sediments, however, is less well known, and the need for studies of these sediments is particularly urgent if such sediments provide a record of the effects of subduction of oceanic plates under continental crust. Because the Japan Trench contains welldeveloped subduction zone deposits, Leg 56 sampling was of utmost importance to the discovery of how they originate.
title Geochemical history at DSDP Leg 56 Holes
topic 56-434; 56-434B; 56-435; 56-435A; 56-436; Deep Sea Drilling Project; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; DSDP; Glomar Challenger; Leg56; North Pacific/RIDGE; North Pacific/TRENCH
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.823012