Simoneit, Bernd R T; Philp, R P; Jenden, Peter D; Galimov, Erik M (1984): Organic geochemistry of sediments of the Gulf of California [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.757345, Supplement to: Simoneit, BRT et al. (1984): Organic geochemistry of Deep Sea Drilling Project sediments from the Gulf of California-Hydrothermal effects on unconsolidated diatom ooze. Organic Geochemistry, 7(3-4), 173-205, https://doi.org/10.1016/0146-6380(84)90115-3
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Abstract:
The effects of intrusive thermal stress have been studied on a number of Pleistocene sediment samples obtained from Leg 64 of the DSDP-IPOD program in the Gulf of California. Samples were selected from Sites 477, 478 and 481 where the organic matter was subjected to thermal stress from sill intrusions. For comparison purposes, samples from Sites 474 and 479 were selected as representative of unaltered material.
The GC and GC-MS data show that lipids of the thermally unaltered samples were derived from microbial and terrestrial higher-plant detritus. Samples from sill proximities were found to contain thermally-derived distillates and those adjacent to sills contained essentially no lipids. Curie point pyrolysis combined with GC and GC-MS was used to show that kerogens from the unaltered samples reflected their predominantly autochthonous microbial origin. Pyrograms of the altered kerogens were much less complex than the unaltered samples, reflecting the thermal effects. The kerogens adjacent to the sills produce little or no pyrolysis products since these intrusions into unconsolidated, wet sediments resulted in in situ pyrolysis of the organic matter.
Examination of the kerogens by ESR showed that spin density and line width pass through a maximum during the course of alteration but ESR g-values show no correlation with maturity. Stable carbon isotope (d13C) values of kerogens decrease by 1-1.5 per mil near the sills at Sites 477 and 481 and the atomic N/C decreases slightly with proximity to a smaller sill at Site 478. Differences in maturation behavior between Site 477 and 481 and Site 478 are attributed to dissimilarities in thermal stress and to chemical and isotopic heterogeneity of Guaymas Basin protokerogen.
Project(s):
Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 26.525840 * Median Longitude: -110.988183 * South-bound Latitude: 22.962000 * West-bound Longitude: -111.624800 * North-bound Latitude: 27.846000 * East-bound Longitude: -108.980700
Date/Time Start: 1978-12-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1979-01-03T00:00:00
Event(s):
64-474 * Latitude: 22.962000 * Longitude: -108.980700 * Date/Time: 1978-12-02T00:00:00 * Elevation: -3023.0 m * Penetration: 182.5 m * Recovery: 77.2 m * Location: North Pacific/Gulf of California/BASIN * Campaign: Leg64 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 19 cores; 173 m cored; 9.5 m drilled; 44.6 % recovery
64-477 * Latitude: 27.030800 * Longitude: -111.400300 * Date/Time: 1978-12-18T00:00:00 * Elevation: -2003.0 m * Penetration: 191 m * Recovery: 50.6 m * Location: North Pacific/Gulf of California/BASIN * Campaign: Leg64 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 21 cores; 172 m cored; 19 m drilled; 29.4 % recovery
64-477A * Latitude: 27.030000 * Longitude: -111.398800 * Date/Time: 1978-12-18T00:00:00 * Elevation: -2003.0 m * Penetration: 267 m * Recovery: 16 m * Location: North Pacific/Gulf of California/BASIN * Campaign: Leg64 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 11 cores; 111 m cored; 9.5 m drilled; 14.4 % recovery
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- Simoneit, BRT; Philp, RP; Jenden, PD et al. (1984): (Table 1) Carbon chemistry, aklane and fatty acid concentrations in whole sediments of the Central Gulf of California. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.757343
- Simoneit, BRT; Philp, RP; Jenden, PD et al. (1984): (Table 2) Characterisation of kerogenes from sediments of the Gulf of California. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.757344