Sedimentology of surface samples from the Weddell Sea, Antarctica ...

• Main Authors: Diekmann, Bernhard, Kuhn, Gerhard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 1999
• Subjects: Box corer; Giant box corer; Dredge; Gravity corer Kiel type; van Veen Grab; Multiboxcorer; Piston corer BGR type; MiniCorer; MultiCorer; CTD/Rosette; ANTARTIDA8611; ANT-I/2; ANT-II/3; ANT-II/4; ANT-III/3; ANT-IV/2; ANT-IV/3; ANT-IV/4; ANT-V/4; ANT-VI/2; ANT-VI/3; ANT-VIII/5; ANT-VIII/6; ANT-IX/2; ANT-IX/3; ANT-X/2; ANT-X/4; ANT-X/5; ANT-X/6; ANT-XI/2; ANT-XI/4; ANT-XIV/3; Nuevo Alcocero; Polarstern; Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions from Marine Sediments @ AWI AWI_Paleo; South Atlantic in Late Quaternary: Reconstruction of Budget and Currents SFB261; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Weddell Sea; Weddell; Van Veen; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.730459; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.730459

Mineralogical and granulometric properties of glacial-marine surface sediments of the Weddell Sea and adjoining areas were studied in order to decipher spatial variations of provenance and transport paths of terrigenous detritus from Antarctic sources. The silt fraction shows marked spatial differences in quartz contents. In the sand fractions heavy-mineral assemblages display low mineralogical maturity and are dominated by garnet, green hornblende, and various types of clinopyroxene. Cluster analysis yields distinct heavy-mineral assemblages, which can be attributed to specific source rocks of the Antarctic hinterland. The configuration of modern mineralogical provinces in the near-shore regions reflects the geological variety of the adjacent hinterland. In the distal parts of the study area, sand-sized heavy minerals are good tracers of ice-rafting. Granulometric characteristics and the distribution of heavy-mineral provinces reflect maxima of relative and absolute accumulation of ice-rafted detritus in ... : Supplement to: Diekmann, Bernhard; Kuhn, Gerhard (1999): Provenance and dispersal of glacial-marine surface sediments in the Weddell Sea and adjoining areas, Antarctica: ice-rafting versus current transport. Marine Geology, 158(1-4), 209-231 ...