Wang Xiaoqin et al. (2008): Stable carbon and oxygen isotope characteristics of authigenic carbonates in marine sediments collected during IODP Expedition 311

Leg/Site/Hole:
IODP 311
Identifier:
2013-048140
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Creator:
Wang Xiaoqin
China University of Geosciences, Department of Earth Sciences, Wuhan, China
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Wang Jiasheng
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Wei Qing
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Chen Qi
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Li Qing
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Hu Gaowei
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Gao Yuya
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Identification:
Stable carbon and oxygen isotope characteristics of authigenic carbonates in marine sediments collected during IODP Expedition 311
2008
Xiandai Dizhi = Geoscience
China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China
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3
397-401
To better understand the responses of authigenic minerals in sediments of the gas hydrate geo-system, some authigenic carbonates in sediments from IODP Expedition 311 were analyzed for the purpose of studying their mineral components, textures, and stable carbon and oxygen isotopes. XRD and SEM results show that Fe-dolomites and calcites are the dominant minerals in the authigenic carbonates, which occurred mainly in pore-rich spheroids and irregular aggregations. The delta (super 13) C PDB of collected authigenic carbonates recorded typical extremely negative values as low as -41.50 ppm, indicating the involvement of methane in the anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) under methane seepage in a gas hydrate geo-system. The delta (super 18) O PDB of the authigenic carbonates generally decreased with depth, possibly implying a decreasing environmental temperature during carbonate precipitation from the lower (older) to the upper (younger) part of the sediment column. This study thus has significant meaning for exploring for potential marine gas hydrates in China and in deciphering ancient methane hydrate-associated sedimentary records.
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Coverage:Geographic coordinates:
North:48.4800
West:-127.0400East: -126.4000
South:48.3700

Isotope geochemistry; Oceanography; aliphatic hydrocarbons; alkanes; authigenic minerals; C-13/C-12; carbon; carbonates; East Pacific; Expedition 311; gas hydrates; hydrocarbons; Integrated Ocean Drilling Program; isotope ratios; isotopes; marine geology; marine sediments; methane; North Pacific; Northeast Pacific; O-18/O-16; organic compounds; oxygen; Pacific Ocean; sediments; stable isotopes;

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