Barrett, T J; Taylor, Paul N; Jarvis, Ian; Lugowski, J (1986): Lead and strontium isotope composition, mass accumulation rates and rare earth elements of selected samples from DSDP Sites 92-597 to 92-601 [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.789978, Supplement to: Barrett, TJ et al. (1986): Pb and Sr isotope and rare earth element composition of selected metalliferous sediments from Sites 597 to 601, Deep Sea Drilling Project Leg 92. In: Leinen, M; Rea DK; et al. (eds.), Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, Washington (U.S. Govt. Printing Office), 92, 391-407, https://doi.org/10.2973/dsdp.proc.92.121.1986
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Abstract:
Most of the Pb isotope data for the Leg 92 metalliferous sediments (carbonate-free fraction) form approximately linear arrays in the conventional isotopic plots, extending from the middle of the field for mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORB) toward the field for Mn nodules. These arrays are directed closely to the average values of Mn nodules, the composition of which reflects the Pb isotope composition of seawater (Reynolds and Dasch, 1971). Since the Leg 92 samples are almost devoid of continentally derived detritus, it can be inferred that the more radiogenic end-member is seawater. The less radiogenic end-member lies in the very middle of the MORB field, and hence can be considered to reflect the Pb isotope composition of typical ocean-ridge basalt. The array of data lying between these two end-members is most readily interpreted in terms of simple linear mixing of Pb from the two different end-member sources. According to this model, eight samples from Sites 599 to 601 contain 50 to 100% basaltic Pb. Five of these samples have compositions that are identical within the uncertainty of the analyses. We use the average of these five values to define our unradiogenic end-member in the linear mixing model. The ratios used for this average are 206Pb/204Pb = 18.425 ± 0.010; 207Pb/204Pb = 15.495 ± 0.018; 208Pb/204Pb = 37.879 ± 0.068. These values should approximate the average Pb isotope composition of discharging hydrothermal solutions, and therefore also that of the basaltic crust, over the period of time represented by these samples ( 4 m.y., from 4 to 8 Ma).
Sr isotope ratios show a significant range of values, from 0.7082 to 0.7091. The lower ratios are well outside the value of 0.70910 ± 6 for modern-day seawater (Burke et al., 1982). However, most values correspond very closely to the curve of 87Sr/86Sr versus age for seawater, with older samples having progressively lower 87Sr/86Sr ratios. The simplest explanation for this progressive reduction is that recrystallization of the abundant biogenic carbonate in the sediments released older seawater Sr which was incorporated into ferromanganiferous phases during diagenesis.
Leg 92 metalliferous sediments have total rare earth element (REE) contents that range on a carbonate-free basis from 131 to 301 ppm, with a clustering between 167 and 222 ppm. The patterns have strong negative Ce anomalies. Samples from Sites 599 to 601 display a slight but distinct enrichment in the heavy REE relative to the light REE, whereas those from Sites 597 to 598 show almost no heavy REE enrichment. The former patterns (those for Sites 599 to 601) are interpreted as indicating moderate diagenetic alteration of metalliferous sediments originating at the EPR axis; the latter reflect more complete diagenetic modification.
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Date/Time Start: 1983-03-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1983-03-25T00:00:00
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- Barrett, TJ; Taylor, PN; Jarvis, I et al. (1986): (Table 1B) Lead and strontium concentrations and mass accumulation rates for selected samples from DSDP Sites 92-597 to 92-601. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.789975
- Barrett, TJ; Taylor, PN; Jarvis, I et al. (1986): (Table 1A) Lead and strontium isotope composition for selected samples from DSDP Sites 92-597 to 92-601. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.789974
- Barrett, TJ; Taylor, PN; Jarvis, I et al. (1986): (Table 2) Rare earth element composition of noncarbonate fraction of selected samples from DSDP Sites 92-597 to 92-601. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.789976