Geochemical provenance analysis of fine-grained sediment of sediment core AND1-1 ...

Bulk chemical fine-grained sediment compositions from southern Victoria Land glacimarine sediments provide significant constraints on the reconstruction of sediment provenance models in the McMurdo Sound during Late Cenozoic time. High-resolution (~ 1 ka) geochemical data were obtained with a non-de...

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Main Authors: Monien, Donata, Kuhn, Gerhard, von Eynatten, Hilmar, Talarico, Franco M
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 2010
Subjects:
MIS
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.769666
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.769666
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Summary:Bulk chemical fine-grained sediment compositions from southern Victoria Land glacimarine sediments provide significant constraints on the reconstruction of sediment provenance models in the McMurdo Sound during Late Cenozoic time. High-resolution (~ 1 ka) geochemical data were obtained with a non-destructive AVAATECH XRF Core Scanner (XRF-CS) on the 1285 m long ANDRILL McMurdo Ice Shelf Project (MIS) sediment core AND-1B. This data set is complemented by high-precision chemical analyses (XRF and ICP-OES) on discrete samples.Statistical analyses reveal three geochemical facies which are interpreted to represent the following sources for the sediments recovered in the AND-1B core: 1) local McMurdo Volcanic Group (MVG) rocks, 2) Transantarctic Mountain rocks west of Ross Island (W TAM), and 3) Transantarctic Mountain rocks from more southerly areas (S TAM). Data indicate in combination with other sediment facies analyses (McKay et al., 2009, doi:10.1130/B26540.1) and provenance scenarios (Talarico and Sandroni, ... : Supplement to: Monien, Donata; Kuhn, Gerhard; von Eynatten, Hilmar; Talarico, Franco M (2012): Geochemical provenance analysis of fine-grained sediment revealing Late Miocene to recent Paleo-Environmental changes in the Western Ross Sea, Antarctica. Global and Planetary Change, 96-97, 41-58 ...