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Verplanck, Emily P; Farmer, G Lang; Andrews, John T; Dunhill, Gita; Millo, Christian (2009): Nd and Sr isotopic compositions and isotope dilution trace element concentrations from 7 sediment cores along the southeast Greenland margin [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.730185, Supplement to: Verplanck, EP et al. (2009): Provenance of Quaternary glacial and glacimarine sediments along the southeast Greenland margin. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 286(1-2), 52-62, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2009.06.012

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Abstract:
The Nd and Sr isotopic compositions of Quaternary glacial and glacimarine siliciclastic sediments deposited along the margin of southeast Greenland were determined to assess the roles of the Greenland, Iceland, and more distal ice sheets in delivering detritus to this portion of the northern North Atlantic. The isotopic compositions of detritus generated by portions of the southern Greenland Ice Sheet were defined through measurements of till and trough mouth fan sediments. Massive diamicts from the Scoresby Sund trough mouth fan show a restricted range of e-Nd (-11.8 to -16.6) and 87Sr/86Sr (0.7192-0.7246) consistent with their derivation from mixtures of sediments derived from Paleoproterozoic and/or Caledonian basement and Tertiary Greenland basalts. Further south at Kangerlussuaq, till isotopic compositions covary with the underlying basement type, with low e-Nd values in the inner fiord (-18.1) reflecting the erosion of the local Precambrian gneisses, but with higher e-Nd values (-2.3 to 2.5) found where the trough crosses East Greenland Tertiary basalts. Fine-grained (< 63 µm) sediments deposited along the southeast Greenland margin also show regular spatial isotopic variations. Ambient sediments and ice-rafted detritus in the southern Irminger Basin trend towards low e-Nd values (to ~ -28) and 87Sr/86Sr ratios (~ 0.711 to ~ 0.715) and are likely derived from proximal Archean gneisses of SE Greenland. Further north in the northern Irminger and Blosseville Basins, sediments trend toward much higher e-Nd (> -4) and low 87Sr/86Sr (< 0.709) reflecting a component derived from the local Iceland volcanic rocks and/or the East Greenland Tertiary basalts. In all three regions, the locally-derived detritus is intermixed with sediment with an intermediate e-Nd value (~ -10) and 87Sr/86Sr (~ 0.718) that was likely delivered by icebergs emanating from the Eurasian Ice Sheets and not from eastern Greenland. Deposition of glacial sediments from both proximal and distal (Eurasian) sources occurred adjacent to SE Greenland throughout the past 50 Ka, with periodic increases in IRD deposition at various times including those of Heinrich events 1, 2 and 4. These results suggest that at least the southern portions of the Greenland Ice Sheet experienced periodic instabilities during the Last Glacial period.
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 66.798371 * Median Longitude: -28.187857 * South-bound Latitude: 59.490000 * West-bound Longitude: -39.310000 * North-bound Latitude: 69.370000 * East-bound Longitude: -19.620000
Date/Time Start: 1996-09-26T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2002-07-06T10:32:00
Event(s):
BS1191-K6A * Latitude: 68.410000 * Longitude: -32.330000 * Location: Iceland Sea * Campaign: BS11/91 * Basis: Bjarni Saemundsson
HU91-045-052 * Latitude: 59.490000 * Longitude: -39.310000 * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: HUD91/45 * Basis: Hudson * Method/Device: Piston corer (PC)
JM96-1213/1-GC * Latitude: 67.288300 * Longitude: -30.960000 * Date/Time: 1996-09-26T00:00:00 * Elevation: -557.0 m * Recovery: 5.4 m * Location: Greenland Sea * Campaign: JM96 * Basis: Jan Mayen * Method/Device: Gravity corer (GC)
Comment:
see doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.730188 for data of sediment core HU93-030-007 from Framer et al 2003, doi:10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00068-2
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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  1. Verplanck, EP; Farmer, GL; Andrews, JT et al. (2009): (Table 1) Nd and Sr isotopic compositions and isotope dilution trace element concentrations of sediment core BS1191-K6A. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.730179
  2. Verplanck, EP; Farmer, GL; Andrews, JT et al. (2009): (Table 1) Nd and Sr isotopic compositions and isotope dilution trace element concentrations of sediment core HU91-045-052. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.730180
  3. Verplanck, EP; Farmer, GL; Andrews, JT et al. (2009): (Table 1) Nd and Sr isotopic compositions and isotope dilution trace element concentrations of sediment core JM96-1213. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.730181
  4. Verplanck, EP; Farmer, GL; Andrews, JT et al. (2009): (Table 1) Nd and Sr isotopic compositions and isotope dilution trace element concentrations of sediment core JM96-1216. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.730182
  5. Verplanck, EP; Farmer, GL; Andrews, JT et al. (2009): (Table 1) Nd and Sr isotopic compositions and isotope dilution trace element concentrations of sediment core JR51GC-31. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.730183
  6. Verplanck, EP; Farmer, GL; Andrews, JT et al. (2009): (Table 1) Nd and Sr isotopic compositions and isotope dilution trace element concentrations of sediment core JR51GC-32. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.730184
  7. Verplanck, EP; Farmer, GL; Andrews, JT et al. (2009): (Table 1) Nd and Sr isotopic compositions and isotope dilution trace element concentrations of sediment core PS62/017-4. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.730178