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Otsuka, Kenichi (1985): Lithofacies, chronostratigraphy, minerals and diagenetic silica facies at DSDP Leg 80 Holes [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.808220, Supplement to: Otsuka, K (1985): Silicified sediments and silica diagenesis in the Goban Spur area of the Northeast Atlantic, Leg 80. In: De Graciansky, PC; Poag, CW; et al. (eds.), Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, Washington (U.S. Gov. Printing Office), 80, 1081-1099, https://doi.org/10.2973/dsdp.proc.80.152.1985

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Abstract:
X-ray powder diffraction and optical and scanning-electron microscope analyses of sediment samples taken from four sites drilled in the Goban Spur area of the northeast Atlantic show variable diagenetic silicification of sediments at several stratigraphic horizons. The results are as follows:
1. The silicified sediments are middle Eocene at Site 548, Paleocene to lower Albian at Site 549, upper to lower Paleocene at Site 550, and lower Turanian at Site 551.
2. There are three types of these silicified sediments: nodular type in carbonate-rich host sediments, bedded type in clayey host sediments, and a type transitional between the other two.
3. Silica diagenesis is considered to progress as follows: dissolution of siliceous fossils; precipitation of opal CT in pore spaces and transformation of biogenic silica (opal A) to opal CT, development of opal CT cement; chalcedonic quartz precipitation in pore spaces and replacement of foraminiferal tests by chalcedonic quartz; and finally, transformation of opal CT to quartz, and cementation. But the strong influence of host-sediment types on diagenetic silica fades is recognized. Bedded-type silicified sediments in a clayey environment indicate a lower grade of silica diagenesis. Only very weak chalcedonic quartz formation is recognized, and there is no opal CT cementation, even in Lower Cretaceous bedded-type clayey silicified sediments.
4. The rf(101) spacing of opal CT shows two distinct trends of ordering or decrease with burial depth; one is a rapid change, in the case of nodular silicified sediments, and the other is a more gentle shift, found in bedded silicified sediments.
5. Diagenetic silica facies of the nodular type develop as irregular concentric zones around some nodule nuclei. Also, quartz-chert nodule formation occurs at rather shallower horizons, and is discordant with the trend of decreasing d(101) spacing in opal CT.
6. Silicified sediments at Site 551 are shallower than at the other sites. The diagenetic silica facies suggest the probable erosion of 300 m or more of sediment at this site.
7. The zeolites clinoptilolite and phillipsite were found in the sediment samples recovered on Leg 80. Clinoptilolite occurs from the shallower levels to the deepest horizons of diagenetically silicified zones, suggesting that clinoptilolite formation is related to diagenesis of biogenic silica. Phillipsite at Site 551 (Section 551-5-2) may originate from volcanogenie material.
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Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 48.857350 * Median Longitude: -13.050875 * South-bound Latitude: 48.515200 * West-bound Longitude: -13.501500 * North-bound Latitude: 49.088000 * East-bound Longitude: -12.164500
Date/Time Start: 1981-06-10T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1981-07-16T00:00:00
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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  1. Otsuka, K (1985): (Table 1) Lithofacies, chronostratigraphy, and minerals at DSDP Hole 80-548A. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.808214
  2. Otsuka, K (1985): (Table 2) Lithofacies, chronostratigraphy, and minerals at DSDP Hole 80-549. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.808215
  3. Otsuka, K (1985): (Table 3) Lithofacies, chronostratigraphy, and minerals at DSDP Hole 80-550. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.808216
  4. Otsuka, K (1985): (Table 4) Lithofacies, chronostratigraphy, and minerals at DSDP Hole 80-551. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.808218
  5. Otsuka, K (1985): (Table 5) Lithofacies, chronostratigraphy, and diagenetic silica facies at DSDP Leg 80 Holes. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.808219