Origin of framboidal pyrite in clayey Holocene sediments and in Jurassic black shale in the northwestern part of the Barents Sea

• Published in: Sedimentology
• Main Author: ELVERHØI, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1977
• Subjects: Barents Sea
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3091.1977.tb00141.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1365-3091.1977.tb00141.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-3091.1977.tb00141.x

ABSTRACT Framboidal pyrite is identified in clayey Holocene sediments in the northwestern part of the Barents Sea, and also in clasts of black Jurassic (?) shale within these sediments. Two types of framboidal pyrite are distinguished. Framboids in the Holocene sediments lack a matrix between the microcrystals whereas the Jurassic specimens have a matrix. In contrast to the rest of the clastic sedimentary material in the area, the framboidal pyrite in the Holocene sediments is not reworked from the underlying Mesozoic rocks, but has formed recently. In some Holocene sediments the microcrystals are well organized and crystal‐like faces are developed. The framboidal texture is probably a result of pyrite crystallization. The matrix is concluded to be due to diagenetic alteration and is not a primary feature of the framboidal pyrite.