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Nijenhuis, Ivar A; Bosch, Hendrik-Jan; Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S; Brumsack, Hans-Jürgen; de Lange, Gert J (1999): Organic matter and trace element concentrations in sapropels from ODP Leg 160 sites [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.714946, Supplement to: Nijenhuis, IA et al. (1999): Organic matter and trace element rich sapropels and black shales: a geochemical comparison. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 169(3-4), 227-290, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00083-7

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Abstract:
A distinct Pliocene eastern Mediterranean sapropel (i-282), recovered from three Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 160 Sites, has been investigated for its organic and inorganic composition. This sapropel is characterized by high organic carbon (Corg) and trace element contents, and the presence of isorenieratene derivatives. The latter suggests that the base of the photic zone was sulphidic during formation of the sapropel. Combined with evidence of bottom water anoxia (preservation of laminae, high redox-sensitive trace element contents, and the abundance and isotopic composition of pyrite) this leads to the tentative conclusion that almost the entire water column may have been anoxic. This anoxia resulted from high productivity and not from stagnation, because an approximation of the trace element budget during sapropel formation shows that water exchange with the western Mediterranean is needed. Entire water column anoxia has been suggested earlier for several black shales. With regard to the depositional environment and the Corg content, however, only the Cenomanian=Turonian Boundary Event (CTBE) black shales appear to be comparable to this sapropel. The proposed trace element removal mechanism of scavenging and (co-)precipitation in an anoxic water column, is thought to be similar for both types of deposits. The ultimate trace element source for the sapropel, however, is seawater, whereas it is hydrothermal and fluvial input for CTBE black shales (because they have a larger temporal and spatial distribution). Nonetheless, the Corg-rich eastern Mediterranean Pliocene sapropel discussed here may be considered to be a younger analogue of CTBE black shales.
Project(s):
Ocean Drilling Program (ODP)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 35.046980 * Median Longitude: 25.217804 * South-bound Latitude: 33.796400 * West-bound Longitude: 17.750000 * North-bound Latitude: 36.260800 * East-bound Longitude: 32.725600
Date/Time Start: 1995-03-20T02:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1995-04-16T17:55:00
Event(s):
160-964D * Latitude: 36.260600 * Longitude: 17.750000 * Date/Time Start: 1995-03-20T02:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1995-03-20T16:45:00 * Elevation: -3660.0 m * Penetration: 108.6 m * Recovery: 112.2 m * Location: Eastern Basin * Campaign: Leg160 * Basis: Joides Resolution * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 12 cores; 108.6 m cored; 0 m drilled; 103.3 % recovery
160-964E * Latitude: 36.260800 * Longitude: 17.750000 * Date/Time Start: 1995-03-20T16:45:00 * Date/Time End: 1995-03-21T00:45:00 * Elevation: -3661.0 m * Penetration: 85.5 m * Recovery: 54.32 m * Location: Eastern Basin * Campaign: Leg160 * Basis: Joides Resolution * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 6 cores; 53 m cored; 0 m drilled; 102.5 % recovery
160-966C * Latitude: 33.796400 * Longitude: 32.701400 * Date/Time Start: 1995-03-28T13:12:00 * Date/Time End: 1995-03-29T03:20:00 * Elevation: -926.0 m * Penetration: 127 m * Recovery: 101.6 m * Location: Eastern Basin * Campaign: Leg160 * Basis: Joides Resolution * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 17 cores; 127 m cored; 0 m drilled; 80 % recovery
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  1. Nijenhuis, IA; Bosch, H-J; Sinninghe Damsté, JS et al. (1999): (Table 1) Sapropel location in ODP Leg 160 sites. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.714943
  2. Nijenhuis, IA; Bosch, H-J; Sinninghe Damsté, JS et al. (1999): (Table 2) Trace element concentrations of sapropels from ODP Leg 160 sites. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.714945