Organic geochemistry from different DSDP Holes in the subtropical South Atlantic Ocean

• Main Authors: Keswani, Sushiel R, Dunham, Keith W, Meyers, Philip A
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 1984
• Subjects: 72-515; 72-515B; 72-516; 72-516A; 72-517; 74-525A; 74-528; 74-528A; 75-530B; 75-532; Deep Sea Drilling Project; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; DSDP; Glomar Challenger; Leg72; Leg74; Leg75; South Atlantic; South Atlantic/BASIN; South Atlantic/CONT RISE; South Atlantic/CREST; South Atlantic/FLANK; South Atlantic/RIDGE; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.761244; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.761244

Organic matter has been characterized in samples of Pleistocene, Pliocene, and Miocene sediments from seven Deep Sea Drilling Project sites in the subtropical South Atlantic Ocean. Organic carbon concentrations average 0.3% for most samples, and n-alkanoic acid, n-alkanol, and alkane biomarkers indi...