Kopp, Robert E; Raub, Timothy; Schumann, Dirk; Vali, Hojatollah; Smirnov, Alexei; Kirschvink, Joseph L (2007): (Table S1) FMR and rock magnetic parameters for upper Paleocene to lower Eocene strata, Site Ancora [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.832601, Supplement to: Kopp, RE et al. (2007): Magnetofossil spike during the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum: Ferromagnetic resonance, rock magnetic, and electron microscopy evidence from Ancora, New Jersey, United States. Paleoceanography, 22(4), PA4103, https://doi.org/10.1029/2007PA001473
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Published: 2007 (exact date unknown) • DOI registered: 2014-06-16
Abstract:
Previous workers identified a magnetically anomalous clay layer deposited on the northern United States Atlantic Coastal Plain during the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum (PETM). The finding inspired the highly controversial hypothesis that a cometary impact triggered the PETM. Here we present ferromagnetic resonance (FMR), isothermal and anhysteretic remanent magnetization, first-order reversal curve, and transmission electron microscopy analyses of late Paleocene and early Eocene sediments in drill core from Ancora, New Jersey. A novel paleogeographic analysis applying a recent paleomagnetic pole from the Faeroe Islands indicates that New Jersey during the initial Eocene had a ~6°-9° lower paleolatitude (~27.3° for Ancora) and a more zonal shoreline trace than in conventional reconstructions. Our investigations of the PETM clay from Ancora reveal abundant magnetite nanoparticles bearing signature traits of crystals produced by magnetotactic bacteria. This result, the first identification of ancient biogenic magnetite using FMR, argues that the anomalous magnetic properties of the PETM sediments are not produced by an impact. They instead reflect environmental changes along the eastern margin of North America during the PETM that led to enhanced production and/or preservation of magnetofossils.
Project(s):
Ocean Drilling Program (ODP)
Coverage:
Latitude: 39.692220 * Longitude: -74.849020
Date/Time Start: 1998-07-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1998-07-08T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 164.33 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 172.46 m
Event(s):
Ancora * Latitude: 39.692220 * Longitude: -74.849020 * Date/Time: 1998-07-08T00:00:00 * Elevation: 31.6 m * Location: New Jersey * Campaign: Leg174AX * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL)
Comment:
DEPTH, sediment/rock [m] is given in mbsf.
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEPTH, sediment/rock | Depth sed | m | Geocode | ||
| 2 | Description | Description | Kopp, Robert E | |||
| 3 | Absorption | Absorp | arbitrary units | Kopp, Robert E | total ferromagnetic resonance absorption | |
| 4 | Factor | Factor | Kopp, Robert E | effective g factor of absorption peak | ||
| 5 | Ratio | Ratio | Kopp, Robert E | ferromagnetic resonance asymmetry ratio A (Delta B(low)/Delta B(high)) | ||
| 6 | - | - | Kopp, Robert E | Delta B(FWHM) = full width at half maximum (Delta B(low) + Delta B(high)) [mT] | ||
| 7 | Factor | Factor | Kopp, Robert E | empirical discriminant factor alpha (= 0.17A + 9.8 | ||
| 8 | Saturation isothermal remanent magnetization | SIRM | 10-6 A m2/kg | Kopp, Robert E | determined after 350 mT pulse | |
| 9 | Coercivity of remanence | Bcr | mT | Kopp, Robert E | determined from the intersection of the IRM acquisition and demagnetization curves | |
| 10 | ARM/IRM | ARM/IRM | Kopp, Robert E | ARM assessed in 100 mT AF field and 0.1 mT DC biasing field, IRM acquired in 100 mT field |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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