Diester-Haass, Lieselotte; Rothe, Peter (1987): (Table 1) Composition of clay minerals in DSDP Hole 75-532 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.760773, Supplement to: Diester-Haass, L; Rothe, P (1987): Plio-Pleistocene sedimentation on the Walvis Ridge, Southeast Atlantic (DSDP Leg 75, Site 532) - Influence of surface currents, carbonate dissolution and climate. Marine Geology, 77(1-2), 53-85, https://doi.org/10.1016/0025-3227(87)90083-1
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Abstract:
An investigation of the quantitative composition of the coarse (> 40 µm) and clay (< 2 µm) fraction of HPC 532, DSDP Leg 75, in 1300 m water depth on the eastern Walvis Ridge off Southwest Africa yielded the following results:
(1) The sediments reflect a complete Latest Miocene to Recent depositional history. Sedimentation rates vary between 2.3 and 7.8 cm/ka.
(2) Preservation of calcium carbonate is subject to strong variations: short-term (< 100,000 years) and long-term (about 1 m.y.) cycles in carbonate dissolution have been observed, with strongest dissolution occurring during periods of lowered sea level.
(3) Upwelling influence from the near-coastal upwelling centre has been detected by means of the opal content: interglacial periods show high opal contents, because the Benguela Current turned westward at about 20°S and carried opal-laden upwelled water to the west. Sediments from glacial periods, however, show opal minima. Besides these short-term cyclic variations in opal content, long-term cycles have been found, with maximum upwelling influence in the latest Pliocene/early Quaternary.
(4) Each CaCO3 dissolution minimum (maximum) is correlated with an opal maximum (minimum) throughout the sediment sequence.
(5) The oceanographic system off southwest Africa remained essentially unchanged since the latest Miocene: sea level rose and fell periodically on a small and on a large scale, and the Benguela Current flowed southeast-northwest and turned to the west at the latitude of Site 532 during interglacial periods, when sea level was high.
(6) The climate in the near-coastal area of southwest Africa in the latitude of Site 532 has probably been arid throughout the investigated period.
Project(s):
Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP)
Coverage:
Latitude: -19.743500 * Longitude: 10.518800
Date/Time Start: 1980-08-20T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1980-08-20T00:00:00
Minimum Elevation: -1331.0 m * Maximum Elevation: -1331.0 m
Event(s):
75-532 * Latitude: -19.743500 * Longitude: 10.518800 * Date/Time: 1980-08-20T00:00:00 * Elevation: -1331.0 m * Penetration: 250.8 m * Recovery: 232 m * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Leg75 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 59 cores; 242.8 m cored; 8 m drilled; 95.6 % recovery
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sample code/label | Sample label | Diester-Haass, Lieselotte | DSDP/ODP/IODP sample designation | ||
| 2 | Kaolinite | Kln | % | Diester-Haass, Lieselotte | ||
| 3 | Illite | Ill | % | Diester-Haass, Lieselotte | including mica | |
| 4 | Montmorillonite | Mnt | % | Diester-Haass, Lieselotte | including smectite |
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