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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):
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):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
Sample code/labelSample labelDiester-Haass, LieselotteDSDP/ODP/IODP sample designation
KaoliniteKln%Diester-Haass, Lieselotte
IlliteIll%Diester-Haass, Lieselotteincluding mica
MontmorilloniteMnt%Diester-Haass, Lieselotteincluding smectite
Size:
180 data points

Data

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Sample label

Kln [%]

Ill [%]

Mnt [%]
75-532-1-1,2-483260
75-532-1-1,21-2372964
75-532-1-1,41-4353461
75-532-1-1,61-6383854
75-532-1-1,97-99135235
75-532-1-1,117-119113653
75-532-5-1,101-105114940
75-532-5-2,50-54114940
75-532-5-2,146-15073657
75-532-5-3,101-10563361
75-532-6-1,81-8573162
75-532-6-2,30-3475241
75-532-16-2,88-9285339
75-532-16-3,38-4255035
75-532-17-1,88-9264846
75-532-17-2,138-14234354
75-532-17-3,88-9275439
75-532-23-3,68-7263955
75-532-24-1,78-8276033
75-532-24-2,28-3254055
75-532-24-2,128-13255342
75-532-25-1,58-6264549
75-532-25-2,8-1275835
75-532-25-2,89-9386527
75-532-25-CC,8-1285339
75-532-36-1,28-3263460
75-532-36-2,78-8246135
75-532-36-3,28-3264945
75-532-37-1,18-2254055
75-532-37-1,96-10084547
75-532-37-2,40-4465044
75-532-37-2,86-9054451
75-532-37-CC,4-875241
75-532-48-3,11-1565143
75-532-49-1,8-1284646
75-532-49-1,111-11574944
75-532-49-2,58-6253956
75-532-49-3,8-1243462
75-532-49-3,108-11245046
75-532-50-1,68-7265539
75-532-58-2,76-8055342
75-532-58-3,18-2265143
75-532-60-1,138-14241977
75-532-60-2,88-9253560
75-532-60-3,38-4255243