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Zhou, Lei; Kyte, Frank T; Bohor, Bruce F (1991): (Table 1) Abundance of shocked quartz in K/T boundary sediments from DSDP Site 91-596 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.712024

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Abstract:
Sediments from the Cretaceous/Tertiary (K/T) boundary at Deep Sea Drilling Project Site 596 record accumulation of pelagic clays at about lat 45°S,in the center of the ancestral South Pacific. The K/T boundary in this region is characterized by oxidized, thoroughly bioturbated sediments containing large amounts of Ir and relict high-pressure and high-temperature mineral phases. The net Ir fluence (320 ng/cm**2) is among the largest on Earth, and the number of shocked quartz grains >30 µm in size (~1800/cm**2) exceeds that in all localities outside of North America.
Related to:
Zhou, Lei; Kyte, Frank T; Bohor, Bruce F (1991): Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary of DSDP Site 596, South Pacific. Geology, 19(7), 694-697, https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1991)019%3C0694:CTBODS%3E2.3.CO;2
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Coverage:
Latitude: -23.853300 * Longitude: -165.654500
Date/Time Start: 1983-02-12T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1983-02-12T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 19.98 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 20.55 m
Event(s):
91-596 * Latitude: -23.853300 * Longitude: -165.654500 * Date/Time: 1983-02-12T00:00:00 * Elevation: -5701.0 m * Penetration: 76.1 m * Recovery: 41.3 m * Location: South Pacific Ocean * Campaign: Leg91 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 8 cores; 66.5 m cored; 9.6 m drilled; 62.1 % recovery
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1DEPTH, sediment/rockDepth sedmGeocode
2Sample code/labelSample labelZhou, LeiDSDP/ODP/IODP sample designation
3Sample massSamp mgZhou, Lei
4QuartzQz#Zhou, Leishocked quartz grains (>30 µm)
5FractionFractionZhou, Leishocked quartz fraction of total quartz (%)
6FractionFractionZhou, Leishocked quartz fraction of nonopaques (%)
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