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Moore, Theodore C (2008): (Table DR1) Biogenic silica and chert in the Pacific Ocean, DSDP and ODP data [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.723883, Supplement to: Moore, TC (2008): Biogenic silica and chert in the Pacific Ocean. Geology, 36(12), 975-978, https://doi.org/10.1130/G25057A.1

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Published: 2008 (exact date unknown)DOI registered: 2009-08-10

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Abstract:
Evidence for the dissolution of biogenic silica at the base of pelagic sections supports the hypothesis that much of the chert formed in the Pacific derives from the dissolution and reprecipitation of this silica by hydrothermal waters. As ocean bottom waters flow into and through the crust, they become warmer. Initially they remain less saturated with respect to dissolved silica than pore water in the overlying sediments. With the diffusion of heat, dissolved ions, and to some extent the advection of water itself, biogenic silica in the basal part of the sedimentary section is dissolved. Upon conductively cooling, these pore waters precipitate chert layers. The most common thickness for the basal silica-free zone (20 m) lies below the most common height of the top of the chert interval above basement (50 m). This mode of chert formation explains the frequent occurrence of chert layers at very shallow subbottom depths in pelagic sections of the Pacific. It is also consistent with the common occurrence of cherts </=150 m above basement.
Other version:
Table DR1 - Biogenic Silica and Chert in the Pacific Ocean [dataset]. ftp://rock.geosociety.org/pub/reposit/2008/2008243.pdf
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 7.818637 * Median Longitude: -152.910655 * South-bound Latitude: -63.680700 * West-bound Longitude: 124.650800 * North-bound Latitude: 39.961800 * East-bound Longitude: -69.355800
Date/Time Start: 1969-04-23T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2002-11-14T00:00:00
Minimum Elevation: -6100.0 m * Maximum Elevation: -1389.0 m
Event(s):
5-34  * Latitude: 39.470200 * Longitude: -127.275700 * Date/Time: 1969-04-23T00:00:00 * Elevation: -4322.0 m * Penetration: 384 m * Recovery: 102.2 m * Location: North Pacific/PLAIN * Campaign: Leg5 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 17 cores; 126 m cored; 0 m drilled; 81.1 % recovery
7-66  * Latitude: 2.393500 * Longitude: -166.121800 * Date/Time: 1969-09-19T00:00:00 * Elevation: -5310.0 m * Penetration: 193 m * Recovery: 48.8 m * Location: North Pacific/BASIN * Campaign: Leg7 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 11 cores; 72 m cored; 0 m drilled; 67.7 % recovery
15-146  * Latitude: 15.116500 * Longitude: -69.377800 * Date/Time: 1970-12-22T00:00:00 * Elevation: -3949.0 m * Penetration: 762 m * Recovery: 145.3 m * Location: Caribbean Sea/BASIN * Campaign: Leg15 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 43 cores; 370 m cored; 4 m drilled; 39.3 % recovery
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
Event labelEvent
Latitude of eventLatitude
Longitude of eventLongitude
Elevation of eventElevationm
Depth, top/minDepth topmMoore, Theodore Cof chert interval
Layer thicknessThicknessmMoore, Theodore Cthickness of chert interval
Age, minimum/youngAge minkaMoore, Theodore Ctop of chert interval
Age, maximum/oldAge maxkaMoore, Theodore Cbase of chert interval
Depth, bottom/maxDepth botmMoore, Theodore Cbase of silic microfossils, mbsf
10 Depth, bottom/maxDepth botmMoore, Theodore Cbasement depth, mbsf
11 DifferenceDiffMoore, Theodore Cbasement depth - base of silic microfossils, m
12 Age, datedAge datedkaMoore, Theodore Cbasement age
Size:
408 data points

Data

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Event

Latitude

Longitude

Elevation [m]

Depth top [m]
(of chert interval)

Thickness [m]
(thickness of chert interval)

Age min [ka]
(top of chert interval)

Age max [ka]
(base of chert interval)

Depth bot [m]
(base of silic microfossils, mbsf)
10 
Depth bot [m]
(basement depth, mbsf)
11 
Diff
(basement depth - base of sili...)
12 
Age dated [ka]
(basement age)
5-34 39.4702-127.2757-4322280.0026.001150013000300.00383.083.0032000
7-66 2.3935-166.1218-5310148.0017.005000056000190.00192.02.0092000
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15-150 14.5115-69.3558-4545128.0013.005000060000150.00169.019.0089000
15-152 15.8787-74.6078-3899162.00298.005800068000229.00472.0243.0080000
16-157 -1.7617-85.9028-2591345.0086.00700010000342.70431.088.3010000
16-158 6.6227-85.2360-1953297.0024.001200013000305.10321.015.9015000
16-162 14.8698-140.0435-4854130.007.004700049000145.50150.04.5050000
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17-165 8.1783-164.8600-5053246.0044.004600068000246.00451.0205.0085000
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17-171 19.1317-169.4600-2295150.00100.004100075000269.00340.071.0094000
18-173 39.9618-125.4520-2927285.001.001640018800289.50320.030.5023000
20-199 13.5130156.1723-6100285.00124.005700067000285.00457.0172.0075000
21-207 -36.9625165.4343-1389262.0038.004000060000246.00357.0111.0065000
21-208 -26.1102161.2212-1545493.00101.004300067000576.00650.074.0068000
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31-291 12.8072127.8308-5217106.001.003500037000102.80118.015.2037000
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129-801 18.6424156.3597-568569.0057.007400090000460.00492.032.00155000
129-802 12.0963153.2103-5980293.00195.005400096000487.90509.021.10107000
130-803 2.4330160.5402-3411622.001.004400045000612.00631.019.0067000
130-807 3.6067156.6250-2805968.00412.00400001080001368.001380.012.00108000
138-847 0.1931-95.3202-3334231.0056.001100012000232.01287.054.9912000
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199-1220 10.1767-142.7584-5218169.8527.554682056000114.33197.483.0756000
199-1221 12.0331-143.6942-5175110.0043.004590054000114.33157.342.9757000
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201-1226 -3.0943-90.8180-3297381.0018.001500016000368.00418.050.0016000
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206-1256 6.7363-91.9343-3635111.00140.001100015000245.00251.06.0015000