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Lever, Mark A; Rouxel, Olivier J; Alt, Jeffrey C; Shimizu, Nobumichi; Ono, Shuhei; Coggon, Rosalind M; Shanks, Wayne C; Lapham, Laura; Elvert, Marcus; Prieto-Mollar, Xavier; Hinrichs, Kai-Uwe; Inagaki, Fumio; Teske, Andreas P (2013): (Table S9) Isotopic composition of IODP Hole 301-U1301B [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.822358, Supplement to: Lever, MA et al. (2013): Evidence for Microbial Carbon and Sulfur Cycling in Deeply Buried Ridge Flank Basalt. Science, 339(6125), 1305-1308, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1229240

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Abstract:
Sediment-covered basalt on the flanks of mid-ocean ridges constitutes most of Earth's oceanic crust, but the composition and metabolic function of its microbial ecosystem are largely unknown. By drilling into 3.5-million-year-old subseafloor basalt, we demonstrated the presence of methane- and sulfur-cycling microbes on the eastern flank of the Juan de Fuca Ridge. Depth horizons with functional genes indicative of methane-cycling and sulfate-reducing microorganisms are enriched in solid-phase sulfur and total organic carbon, host d13C- and d34S-isotopic values with a biological imprint, and show clear signs of microbial activity when incubated in the laboratory. Downcore changes in carbon and sulfur cycling show discrete geochemical intervals with chemoautotrophic d13C signatures locally attenuated by heterotrophic metabolism.
Coverage:
Latitude: 47.753817 * Longitude: -127.763767
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 352.0 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 501.6 m
Event(s):
301-U1301B * Latitude: 47.753817 * Longitude: -127.763767 * Elevation: -2655.4 m * Recovery: 69.05 m * Campaign: Exp301 (Juan de Fuca Hydrogeology) * Basis: Joides Resolution * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 36 cores; 231.6 m cored; 29.8 % recovered; 351.2 m drilled; 582.8 m penetrated
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1Sample code/labelSample labelElvert, Marcus
2DEPTH, sediment/rockDepth sedmGeocode
3ReplicateReplElvert, Marcus
4TreatmentTreatElvert, MarcusEnrichment
5δ13C, methaneδ13C CH4‰ PDBElvert, MarcusMass spectrometer Finnigan Delta Plus XPplus IRMS
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