Kvenvolden, Keith A; Horstettler, Frances D; Frank, Tamara J (1990): Organic geochemical parameters in sediment samples from the Weddell Sea (Table 2) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.754376, Supplement to: Kvenvolden, KA et al. (1990): Hydrocarbons in sediment of the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. In: Barker, PF; Kennett, JP; et al. (eds.), Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results, College Station, TX (Ocean Drilling Program), 113, 199-208, https://doi.org/10.2973/odp.proc.sr.113.163.1990
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Abstract:
Heavy hydrocarbons (~C15 + ) are ubiquitous but minor components in sediment from three sites (692, 693, and 694) drilled during Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 113. This preliminary report is the first to describe the distribution of some of these hydrocarbons in sediment of the Weddell Sea. Samples from Sites 692 and 693, located on a midslope bench along the margin of Dronning Maud Land, span a time interval from Early Cretaceous to Pleistocene. In our samples from the Tertiary portion of the record, having an average organic-carbon content of about 0.2%, n-alkanes are common and are characterized by populations that indicate both marine and terrigenous sources. The alpha beta-hopanes and aaa-steranes are minor components with isomer ratios indicating partial to full maturity. In contrast, our samples from the Cretaceous portion of the record, having an average organic carbon content of about 4%, contain mixtures of hydrocarbons in which n-alkanes are secondary in abundance to the isoprenoid hydrocarbons, pristane and phytane. Diasterenes, sterenes, and hopenes are present in anomalously high concentrations and indicate immaturity. The Cretaceous hydrocarbons appear to be mainly primary, whereas the Tertiary hydrocarbons contain compounds that indicate that the sediment, along with its organic content, has been recycled. Our samples from Site 694, located in the Weddell Sea on the abyssal plain, range in age from late Miocene to early Pliocene, have an average organic-carbon content of about 0.2%, and contain n-alkanes with a strong terrigenous signature. Isomer ratios of alpha beta-hopanes and aaasteranes indicate intermediate maturity; diasterenes, sterenes, and hopenes are absent. The hydrocarbons at this site are mainly recycled and indicate erosion of previously buried sediment from the continent of Antarctica.
Project(s):
Ocean Drilling Program (ODP)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -68.812500 * Median Longitude: -23.821650 * South-bound Latitude: -70.832000 * West-bound Longitude: -33.447100 * North-bound Latitude: -66.847000 * East-bound Longitude: -13.819900
Date/Time Start: 1987-01-26T21:30:00 * Date/Time End: 1987-02-18T07:45:00
Minimum Elevation: -4664.0 m * Maximum Elevation: -2371.0 m
Event(s):
113-692B * Latitude: -70.724000 * Longitude: -13.819900 * Date/Time Start: 1987-01-26T21:30:00 * Date/Time End: 1987-01-29T19:45:00 * Elevation: -2886.0 m * Penetration: 97.9 m * Recovery: 29.3 m * Location: Weddell Sea * Campaign: Leg113 * Basis: Joides Resolution * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 11 core; 97.9 m cored; 0 m drilled; 29.9 % recovery
113-693A * Latitude: -70.832000 * Longitude: -14.573500 * Date/Time Start: 1987-01-30T09:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1987-02-05T03:15:00 * Elevation: -2371.0 m * Penetration: 483.9 m * Recovery: 213.58 m * Location: Weddell Sea * Campaign: Leg113 * Basis: Joides Resolution * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 51 core; 483.9 m cored; 0 m drilled; 44.1 % recovery
113-694B * Latitude: -66.847000 * Longitude: -33.447100 * Date/Time Start: 1987-02-10T16:30:00 * Date/Time End: 1987-02-14T13:37:00 * Elevation: -4664.0 m * Penetration: 188.6 m * Recovery: 64.93 m * Location: Weddell Sea * Campaign: Leg113 * Basis: Joides Resolution * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 23 cores; 184.7 m cored; 0 m drilled; 35.2 % recovery
Parameter(s):
# | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
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1 | Event label | Event | ||||
2 | Sample code/label | Sample label | Kvenvolden, Keith A | DSDP/ODP/IODP sample designation | ||
3 | - | - | Kvenvolden, Keith A | OEP17, measure of odd-even carbon number predominance | ||
4 | - | - | Kvenvolden, Keith A | OEP27, measure of odd-even carbon number predominance | ||
5 | Pristane/Phytane ratio | Pr/Phy | Kvenvolden, Keith A | |||
6 | Ratio | Ratio | Kvenvolden, Keith A | pristane/C17 | ||
7 | Ratio | Ratio | Kvenvolden, Keith A | pristane/C18 | ||
8 | Ratio | Ratio | Kvenvolden, Keith A | C30 (beta beta)/(alpha beta), 0 = no beta beta | ||
9 | Ratio | Ratio | Kvenvolden, Keith A | C30 (alpha beta)/(beta alpha) | ||
10 | Ratio | Ratio | Kvenvolden, Keith A | C31 aplpha beta (S/(S+R)), 0 = no S | ||
11 | Ratio | Ratio | Kvenvolden, Keith A | Tm/Ts, empty cells = no Ts | ||
12 | Ratio | Ratio | Kvenvolden, Keith A | C29 alpha alpha alpha (S/(S+R)), 0 = no S | ||
13 | Comment | Comment | Kvenvolden, Keith A | dominant steroid hydrocarbon |
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