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Sarti, Massimo; von Rad, Ulrich (1987): (Table 1) Sediment composition, description and texture at DSDP Hole 93-603B [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.788925, Supplement to: Sarti, M; von Rad, U (1987): Early Cretaceous turbidite sedimentation at Deep Sea Drilling Project Site 603, off Cape Hatteras (Leg 93). In: van Hinte, JE; Wise, SW Jr; et al. (eds.), Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, Washington (U.S. Govt. Printing Office), 93, 891-940, https://doi.org/10.2973/dsdp.proc.93.133.1987

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Abstract:
A 300-m-thick, upper Valanginian to Barremian turbidite sequence, consisting of sandstone and organic-matter-rich claystone turbidites intercalated in pelagic marl and limestone, was discovered at Site 603, on the lower continental rise off North America.
Many of the turbidites consist of clayey sandstone beds, 1 to 1.5 m thick, containing abundant claystone clasts and displaying no or incomplete Bouma sequences. Sedimentary structures suggest that such beds were dominantly emplaced by viscous flows (sandy debris flows). The turbiditic sequence is topped by 40 m of clean, uncemented sands of ?Barremian-Aptian age.
The development of different turbidite facies and facies associations at Site 603 is related to regional geology, variations in the type and amount of sediment supplied, and changes in sea level. We consider that the Hauterivian-Barremian lower turbidite sequence was deposited at times of high or rising sea level in a sediment-starved, channel-dominated turbidite system. Sedimentological and seismic data favor the hypothesis of a structurally confined "channel-levee complex" characterized by an efficient network of channels for distributing sand to the deep sea. High-energy turbidite facies suggest that turbidity currents might have been confined within levees of major channels while passing by Site 603. Erosion at channel levees may explain the abundance of shale clasts within the turbidites. The claystone lithology of ripup clasts indicates a probable levee origin. The hummocky reflection configuration supports the channel-levee hypothesis. At the same time as the lower turbidites were deposited, large amounts of terrigenous sediments were trapped on the shelf (Wealden-type facies). The upper, unconsolidated sand unit reflects a sudden input of shelf sand, thought to correspond to a phase of shelf destruction after the sea level dropped in middle Aptian time. A late Aptian-early Albian sealevel rise terminated the turbidite deposition, caused the change from carbonate-rich to carbonate-free pelagic sedimentation (CCD rise), and promoted the development of anoxic bottom waters which enhanced preservation of organic matter ("black shales").
Project(s):
Coverage:
Latitude: 35.495200 * Longitude: -70.028500
Date/Time Start: 1983-05-05T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1983-05-05T00:00:00
Minimum Elevation: -4633.0 m * Maximum Elevation: -4633.0 m
Event(s):
93-603B * Latitude: 35.495200 * Longitude: -70.028500 * Date/Time: 1983-05-05T00:00:00 * Elevation: -4633.0 m * Penetration: 1576.2 m * Recovery: 485.6 m * Campaign: Leg93 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 74 cores; 674.6 m cored; 0 m drilled; 72 % recovery
Comment:
D = dominant (>25(50)%), A = abundant, C = common (> 10%), R = rare, + = traces (< 1%), ( + ) = ? traces.
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1Sample code/labelSample labelSarti, MassimoDSDP/ODP/IODP sample designation
2Grain size, maximumGrain size maxµmSarti, Massimo
3Grain size descriptionGrain size descrSarti, Massimo
4Sorting descriptionSort descrSarti, Massimo
5QuartzQz%Sarti, Massimo
6FeldsparFsp%Sarti, Massimo
7MicaMica%Sarti, MassimoMica/chlorite
8Heavy mineralsHM%Sarti, Massimo
9Clay mineralsClay min%Sarti, MassimoUndifferentiated
10GlauconiteGlt%Sarti, Massimo
11Pyrite, FeS2Py%Sarti, Massimo
12CollophaneCollophane%Sarti, Massimo
13ChalcedonyChalcedony%Sarti, MassimoDiagenetic quartz/chalcedony
14ZeoliteZeo%Sarti, Massimo
15SideriteSd%Sarti, MassimoSiderite/rhodocrosite
16Rock fragmentsRock fragm%Sarti, MassimoUndifferentiated
17DolomiteDol%Sarti, MassimoDolomicrite pebbles
18CalciteCal%Sarti, MassimoCalcite cement
19MicriteMicrite%Sarti, Massimo(Nannofossil)
20Biogenic particlesBiog%Sarti, MassimoMollusk/echinoid
21Foraminifera, plankticForam plankt%Sarti, Massimo
22RadiolariansRad%Sarti, MassimoSamples 93-603B-51-1,58-62 and 93-603B-53-2,44-47 values are ghost; 93-603B-53-5,28-30 pyrite
23Fish remainsFish rem%Sarti, Massimo
24Biogenic particlesBiog%Sarti, MassimoPlant fragments/Organic matter
25Carbon, organic, totalTOC%Sarti, Massimo
26Calcium carbonateCaCO3%Sarti, MassimoX-ray diffraction (XRD)
27QuartzQzSarti, MassimoX-ray diffraction (XRD)
28FeldsparFspSarti, MassimoX-ray diffraction (XRD)
29MuscoviteMsSarti, MassimoX-ray diffraction (XRD)
30ChloriteChlSarti, MassimoX-ray diffraction (XRD)
31SmectiteSmeSarti, MassimoX-ray diffraction (XRD)
32CalciteCalSarti, MassimoX-ray diffraction (XRD)
33SideriteSdSarti, MassimoX-ray diffraction (XRD)
34Organic matter, amorphousAOMSarti, MassimoX-ray diffraction (XRD)
35KaoliniteKlnSarti, MassimoX-ray diffraction (XRD)
36Lithology/composition/faciesLithologySarti, MassimoVisual description# = bed type no
37DescriptionDescriptionSarti, MassimoSediment
38EpochEpochSarti, Massimo
39Lithologic unit/sequenceUnitSarti, Massimo
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