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Murray, Richard W; Buchholtz ten Brink, Marilyn R; Gerlach, David C; Russ, III, Price G; Jones, David L (1992): Chemical composition of DSDP cherts and associated host sediments [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.700006, Supplement to: Murray, RW et al. (1992): Rare earth, major, and trace element composition of Monterey and DSDP chert and associated host sediment: Assessing the influence of chemical fractionation during diagenesis. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 56(7), 2657-2671, https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7037(92)90351-I

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Abstract:
Chert and associated host sediments from Monterey Formation and Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) sequences were analyzed in order to assess chemical behavior during diagenesis of biogenic sediments. The primary compositional contrast between chert and host sediment is a greater absolute SiO2 concentration in chert, often with final SiO2 >=98 wt%. This contrast in SiO2 (and Si/Al) potentially reflects precursor sediment heterogeneity, diagenetic chemical fractionation, or both. SiO2 concentrations and Si/Al ratios in chert are far greater than in modern siliceous oozes, however and often exceed values in acid-cleaned diatom tests. Compositional contrasts between chert and host sediment are also orders-of-magnitude greater than between multiple samples of the host sediment. Calculations based on the initial composition of adjacent host, observed porosity reductions from host to chert and a postulated influx of pure SiO2, construct a chert composition which is essentially identical to observed SiO2 values in chert. Thus, precursor heterogeneity does not seem to be the dominant factor influencing the current chert composition for the key elements of interest. In order to assess the extent of chemical fractionation during diagenesis, we approximate the precursor composition by analyzing host sediments adjacent to the chert.
The SiO2 concentration contrast seems caused by biogenic SiO2 dissolution and transport from the local adjacent host sediment and subsequent SiO2 reprecipitation in the chert. Along with SiO2, other elements are often added (with respect to Al) to Monterey and DSDP chert during silicification, although absolute concentrations decrease. The two Monterey quartz chert nodules investigated, in contrast to the opal-CT and quartz chert lenses, formed primarily by extreme removal of carbonate and phosphate, thereby increasing relative SiO2 concentrations. DSDP chert formed by both carbonate/phosphate dissolution and SiO2 addition from the host. Manganese is fractionated during chert formation, resulting in MnO/Al2O3 ratios that no longer record the depositional signal of the precursor sediment.
REE data indicate only subtle diagenetic fractionation across the rare earth series. Ce/Ce* values do not change significantly during diagenesis of either Monterey or DSDP chert. Eu/Eu* decreases slightly during formation of DSDP chert. Normative La/Yb is affected only minimally as well. During formation of one Monterey opal-CT chert lens, REE/Al ratios show subtle distribution changes at Gd and to a lesser extent near Nd and Ho. REE compositional contrasts between diagenetic states of siliceous sediment and chert are of a vastly smaller scale than has been noted between different depositional environments of marine sediment, indicating that the paleoenvironmental REE signature is not obscured by diagenetic overprinting.
Project(s):
Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 3.743908 * Median Longitude: 132.025569 * South-bound Latitude: -31.533700 * West-bound Longitude: 52.301800 * North-bound Latitude: 34.191000 * East-bound Longitude: -91.037700
Date/Time Start: 1972-02-24T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1979-05-26T00:00:00
Event(s):
22-217A * Latitude: 8.926200 * Longitude: 90.538800 * Date/Time: 1972-02-24T00:00:00 * Elevation: -3010.0 m * Penetration: 663.5 m * Recovery: 41.3 m * Location: Indian Ocean//RIDGE * Campaign: Leg22 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 16 cores; 152 m cored; 9.5 m drilled; 27.2 % recovery
23-220 * Latitude: 6.516200 * Longitude: 70.983700 * Date/Time: 1972-03-14T00:00:00 * Elevation: -4036.0 m * Penetration: 350 m * Recovery: 100.9 m * Location: Indian Ocean/Arabian Sea/HILL * Campaign: Leg23 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 20 cores; 168 m cored; 9 m drilled; 60.1 % recovery
25-245 * Latitude: -31.533700 * Longitude: 52.301800 * Date/Time: 1972-08-03T00:00:00 * Elevation: -4857.0 m * Penetration: 396.5 m * Recovery: 82 m * Location: Indian Ocean//BASIN * Campaign: Leg25 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 17 cores; 144.5 m cored; 6 m drilled; 56.7 % recovery
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  1. Murray, RW; Buchholtz ten Brink, MR; Gerlach, DC et al. (1992): (Table 1, part a) Major element contents in chert and associated host sediment collected in DSDP Hole 22-217A. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.699986
  2. Murray, RW; Buchholtz ten Brink, MR; Gerlach, DC et al. (1992): (Table 1, part b) Major element contents in chert and associated host sediment collected in DSDP Hole 23-220. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.699987
  3. Murray, RW; Buchholtz ten Brink, MR; Gerlach, DC et al. (1992): (Table 1, part c) Major element contents in chert and associated host sediment collected in DSDP Hole 25-245. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.699988
  4. Murray, RW; Buchholtz ten Brink, MR; Gerlach, DC et al. (1992): (Table 1, part d) Major element contents in chert and associated host sediment collected in DSDP Hole 62-466. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.699989
  5. Murray, RW; Buchholtz ten Brink, MR; Gerlach, DC et al. (1992): (Table 1, part e) Major element contents in chert and associated host sediment collected in DSDP Hole 67-495. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.699990
  6. Murray, RW; Buchholtz ten Brink, MR; Gerlach, DC et al. (1992): (Table 2, part a) Rare earth element contents in chert and associated host sediment collected in DSDP Hole 23-220. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.699991
  7. Murray, RW; Buchholtz ten Brink, MR; Gerlach, DC et al. (1992): (Table 2, part b) Rare earth element contents in chert and associated host sediment collected in DSDP Hole 25-245. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.699992
  8. Murray, RW; Buchholtz ten Brink, MR; Gerlach, DC et al. (1992): (Table 2, part c) Rare earth element contents in chert and associated host sediment collected in DSDP Hole 67-495. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.699993
  9. Murray, RW; Buchholtz ten Brink, MR; Gerlach, DC et al. (1992): (Table 3, part a) Trace element contents in chert and associated host sediment collected in DSDP Hole 22-217A. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.699999
  10. Murray, RW; Buchholtz ten Brink, MR; Gerlach, DC et al. (1992): (Table 3, part b) Trace element contents in chert and associated host sediment collected in DSDP Hole 23-220. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.700000
  11. Murray, RW; Buchholtz ten Brink, MR; Gerlach, DC et al. (1992): (Table 3, part c) Trace element contents in chert and associated host sediment collected in DSDP Hole 25-245. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.700001
  12. Murray, RW; Buchholtz ten Brink, MR; Gerlach, DC et al. (1992): (Table 3, part d) Trace element contents in chert and associated host sediment collected in DSDP Hole 62-466. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.700002
  13. Murray, RW; Buchholtz ten Brink, MR; Gerlach, DC et al. (1992): (Table 3, part e) Trace element contents in chert and associated host sediment collected in DSDP Hole 67-495. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.700003