Continental carbonate facies of a Neoproterozoic panglaciation, north-east Svalbard
The Marinoan panglaciation (ca 650 to 635 Ma) is represented in north-east Svalbard by the 130 to 175 m thick Wilsonbreen Formation which contains syn-glacial carbonates in its upper 100 m. These sediments are now known to have been deposited under a CO2-rich atmosphere, late in the glaciation, and...
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ftulancaster:oai:eprints.lancs.ac.uk:79335 2024-04-28T08:40:08+00:00 Continental carbonate facies of a Neoproterozoic panglaciation, north-east Svalbard Fairchild, Ian J. Fleming, Edward J. Benn, Douglas I. Boomer, Ian Dublyansky, Yuri V. Halverson, Galen P. Hambrey, Michael J. Hendy, Chris McMillan, Emily A. Spötl, Christoph Stevenson, Carl T. E. Wynn, Peter Michael 2016-02-04 application/pdf https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/79335/ https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/79335/1/Fairchild_et_al._2016_Sedimentology_PURE.pdf en eng https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/79335/1/Fairchild_et_al._2016_Sedimentology_PURE.pdf Fairchild, Ian J. and Fleming, Edward J. and Benn, Douglas I. and Boomer, Ian and Dublyansky, Yuri V. and Halverson, Galen P. and Hambrey, Michael J. and Hendy, Chris and McMillan, Emily A. and Spötl, Christoph and Stevenson, Carl T. E. and Wynn, Peter Michael (2016) Continental carbonate facies of a Neoproterozoic panglaciation, north-east Svalbard. Sedimentology, 63 (2). pp. 443-497. ISSN 0037-0746 creative_commons_attribution_4_0_international_license Journal Article PeerReviewed 2016 ftulancaster 2024-04-09T23:33:13Z The Marinoan panglaciation (ca 650 to 635 Ma) is represented in north-east Svalbard by the 130 to 175 m thick Wilsonbreen Formation which contains syn-glacial carbonates in its upper 100 m. These sediments are now known to have been deposited under a CO2-rich atmosphere, late in the glaciation, and global climate models facilitate testing of proposed analogues. Precipitated carbonates occur in four of the seven facies associations identified: Fluvial Channel (including stromatolitic and intraclastic limestones in ephemeral stream deposits); Dolomitic Floodplain (dolomite-cemented sand and siltstones, and microbial dolomites); Calcareous Lake Margin (intraclastic dolomite and wave-rippled or aeolian siliciclastic facies); and Calcareous Lake (slump-folded and locally re-sedimented rhythmic/stromatolitic limestones and dolomites associated with ice-rafted sediment). There is no strong cyclicity, and modern analogues suggest that sudden changes in lake level may exert a strong control on facies geometry. Both calcite and dolomite in stromatolites and rhythmites display either primary or early diagenetic replacive growth. Oxygen isotope values (−12 to +15‰VPDB) broadly covary with δ13C. High δ13C values of +3·5 to +4·5‰ correspond to equilibration with an atmosphere dominated by volcanically degassed CO2 with δ13C of −6 to −7‰. Limestones have consistently negative δ18O values, while rhythmic and playa dolomites preserve intermediate compositions, and dolocretes possess slightly negative to strongly positive δ18O signatures, reflecting significant evaporation under hyperarid conditions. Inferred meltwater compositions (−8 to −15·5‰) could reflect smaller Rayleigh fractionation related to more limited cooling than in modern polar regions. A common pseudomorph morphology is interpreted as a replacement of ikaite (CaCO3·H2O), which may also have been the precursor for widespread replacive calcite mosaics. Local dolomitization of lacustrine facies is interpreted to reflect microenvironments with fluctuating redox ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Svalbard Lancaster University: Lancaster Eprints Sedimentology 63 2 443 497 |
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The Marinoan panglaciation (ca 650 to 635 Ma) is represented in north-east Svalbard by the 130 to 175 m thick Wilsonbreen Formation which contains syn-glacial carbonates in its upper 100 m. These sediments are now known to have been deposited under a CO2-rich atmosphere, late in the glaciation, and global climate models facilitate testing of proposed analogues. Precipitated carbonates occur in four of the seven facies associations identified: Fluvial Channel (including stromatolitic and intraclastic limestones in ephemeral stream deposits); Dolomitic Floodplain (dolomite-cemented sand and siltstones, and microbial dolomites); Calcareous Lake Margin (intraclastic dolomite and wave-rippled or aeolian siliciclastic facies); and Calcareous Lake (slump-folded and locally re-sedimented rhythmic/stromatolitic limestones and dolomites associated with ice-rafted sediment). There is no strong cyclicity, and modern analogues suggest that sudden changes in lake level may exert a strong control on facies geometry. Both calcite and dolomite in stromatolites and rhythmites display either primary or early diagenetic replacive growth. Oxygen isotope values (−12 to +15‰VPDB) broadly covary with δ13C. High δ13C values of +3·5 to +4·5‰ correspond to equilibration with an atmosphere dominated by volcanically degassed CO2 with δ13C of −6 to −7‰. Limestones have consistently negative δ18O values, while rhythmic and playa dolomites preserve intermediate compositions, and dolocretes possess slightly negative to strongly positive δ18O signatures, reflecting significant evaporation under hyperarid conditions. Inferred meltwater compositions (−8 to −15·5‰) could reflect smaller Rayleigh fractionation related to more limited cooling than in modern polar regions. A common pseudomorph morphology is interpreted as a replacement of ikaite (CaCO3·H2O), which may also have been the precursor for widespread replacive calcite mosaics. Local dolomitization of lacustrine facies is interpreted to reflect microenvironments with fluctuating redox ... |
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Fairchild, Ian J. Fleming, Edward J. Benn, Douglas I. Boomer, Ian Dublyansky, Yuri V. Halverson, Galen P. Hambrey, Michael J. Hendy, Chris McMillan, Emily A. Spötl, Christoph Stevenson, Carl T. E. Wynn, Peter Michael |
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Fairchild, Ian J. Fleming, Edward J. Benn, Douglas I. Boomer, Ian Dublyansky, Yuri V. Halverson, Galen P. Hambrey, Michael J. Hendy, Chris McMillan, Emily A. Spötl, Christoph Stevenson, Carl T. E. Wynn, Peter Michael Continental carbonate facies of a Neoproterozoic panglaciation, north-east Svalbard |
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Fairchild, Ian J. Fleming, Edward J. Benn, Douglas I. Boomer, Ian Dublyansky, Yuri V. Halverson, Galen P. Hambrey, Michael J. Hendy, Chris McMillan, Emily A. Spötl, Christoph Stevenson, Carl T. E. Wynn, Peter Michael |
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Continental carbonate facies of a Neoproterozoic panglaciation, north-east Svalbard |
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Continental carbonate facies of a Neoproterozoic panglaciation, north-east Svalbard |
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