Storme, Jean-Yves et al. (2012): The Palaeocene/Eocene boundary section at Zumaia (Basque-Cantabric Basin) revisited; new insights from high-resolution magnetic susceptibility and carbon isotope chemostratigraphy on organic matter (delta (super 13) C (sub org) )

Leg/Site/Hole:
ODP 113
ODP 113 690
Identifier:
2013-039628
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10.1111/j.1365-3121.2012.01064.x
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Creator:
Storme, Jean-Yves
University of Namur, Department of Geology, Namur, Belgium
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Devleeschouwer, Xavier
Geological Survey of Belgium, Belgium
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Schnyder, Johann
Universitete Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, France
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Cambier, Geoffrey
Universidad del Pais Vasco, Spain
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Baceta, Juan Ignacio
Parma University, Italy
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Pujalte, Victoriano
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Di Matteo, Antonietta
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Iacumin, Paola
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Yans, Johan
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Identification:
The Palaeocene/Eocene boundary section at Zumaia (Basque-Cantabric Basin) revisited; new insights from high-resolution magnetic susceptibility and carbon isotope chemostratigraphy on organic matter (delta (super 13) C (sub org) )
2012
Terra Nova
Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, United Kingdom
24
4
310-317
The Zumaia section, the most complete and representative section of the early Palaeogene (hemi)-pelagic succession of the Pyrenees, is widely acknowledged as a key reference for the Palaeocene-Eocene boundary. New high-resolution delta (super 13) C (sub org) of the Zumaia section (-23.8 to -28.8 ppm) confirms the position of the Carbon Isotope Excursion and enhances the distinction between the different steps of the CIE/PETM event. According to new magnetic susceptibility data and detailed cycle counting, the entire duration of the CIE/PETM in Zumaia is estimated in approximately 168 + or - 16 ka. Moreover, the investigation of palynofacies and low-field magnetic susceptibility reveal significant detrital influx during the interval. Several magnetic susceptibility phases and trends are recognised and are interpreted in terms of sea-level fluctuations before, during and after the PETM. Coupled with results from other sections, our data reveal the presence of an unconformity followed by an eustatic sea-level rise (TST) in the latest Palaeocene. Abstract Copyright (2012), Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
English
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Coverage:Geographic coordinates:
North:43.1753
West:-2.1522East: -2.1522
South:43.1753

Stratigraphy; absolute age; Basque-Cantabrian Basin; C-13/C-12; carbon; carbon isotope excursions; carbonate rocks; Cenozoic; chemostratigraphy; clastic rocks; correlation; dates; Dinoflagellata; Eocene; Europe; facies; hemipelagic environment; Iberian Peninsula; isotope ratios; isotopes; Leg 113; limestone; magnetic properties; magnetic susceptibility; marine environment; marl; Maud Rise; microfossils; miospores; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP Site 690; organic carbon; organic compounds; Paleocene; Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum; paleoenvironment; Paleogene; paleomagnetism; palynomorphs; phytoliths; pollen; Pyrenees; sea-level changes; sediment supply; sedimentary rocks; Southern Europe; Southern Ocean; Spain; spores; stable isotopes; stratigraphic boundary; stratotypes; Tertiary; total organic carbon; Weddell Sea; Zumaia Spain;

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