Ogawa, Yusuke et al. (2008): Paleoceanography of the middle Eocene Arctic Ocean based on geochemical measurements of biogenic matter

Leg/Site/Hole:
IODP 302
IODP 302 M0002
IODP 302 M0004
Identifier:
2008-111657
georefid

Creator:
Ogawa, Yusuke
Kyushu University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
author

Takahashi, Kozo
Okayama University, Japan
author

Yamanaka, Toshiro
author

Identification:
Paleoceanography of the middle Eocene Arctic Ocean based on geochemical measurements of biogenic matter
2008
Memoirs of the Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Series D, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Kyushu University, Faculty of Science, Fukuoka, Japan
32
1
31-48
Geochemical analyses of biogenic opal, total organic carbon (TOC), total sulfur (TS), and stable sulfur isotopic composition were conducted on the middle Eocene section of the ACEX cores obtained by IODP Expedition 302. The analyzed %TS contents were high in all the examined intervals, indicating sufficient sea water was present in the deep layer of the paleo Arctic basin in contrast with the low salinity surface waters determined by freshwater siliceous microfossils. From the high %TS in Lithological Unit 1/6, the extent of sea water supply from outside of the Arctic basin appeared to have increased after 45 Ma. The euxinic condition of the bottom water is suggested by the TOC-TS diagram. The anoxic environment was brought about by the estuarine type circulation pattern and salinity stratification. The light sulfur isotope composition (delta (super 34) S) indicates the microbial sulfate reduction in an open system. The trend of delta (super 34) S shift toward lower values with time is an indication of the history that the water exchange between the Arctic Ocean and the outside basin became progressively extensive. The high %TS, the plotted pattern of TOC vs TS, and the extremely low sulfur isotopic values are unique and not comparable with the modern analogous such as the Black Sea. These results illustrate that the middle Eocene Arctic Ocean retained characteristically unique environments on the geochemical aspect.
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Coverage:Geographic coordinates:
North:87.5500
West:136.1100East: 139.2200
South:87.5200

Stratigraphy; Isotope geochemistry; Arctic Coring EXpedition; Arctic Ocean; biogenic processes; Cenozoic; chemical ratios; chemostratigraphy; cores; depositional environment; Eocene; Expedition 302; framework silicates; geochemistry; Integrated Ocean Drilling Program; IODP Site M0002; IODP Site M0004; isotope ratios; isotopes; lithofacies; lithostratigraphy; Lomonosov Ridge; microfossils; middle Eocene; nitrogen; opal; organic compounds; paleo-oceanography; paleocurrents; paleoenvironment; Paleogene; paleosalinity; productivity; S-34/S-32; silica minerals; silicates; siliceous composition; stable isotopes; sulfur; Tertiary; total organic carbon;

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