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Barker, Stephen; Broecker, Wallace S; Clark, Elizabeth; Hajdas, Irka (2007): (Table 1) Age determination on various planktonic foraminifera from Ontong Java Plateau core top sediments [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.833118, Supplement to: Barker, S et al. (2007): Radiocarbon age offsets of foraminifera resulting from differential dissolution and fragmentation within the sedimentary bioturbated zone. Paleoceanography, 22(2), PA2205, https://doi.org/10.1029/2006PA001354

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Abstract:
Shells of coexisting species of planktonic foraminifera from the Ontong Java Plateau reveal radiocarbon age offsets of up to 2200 years. Similar offsets are found between fragments and whole shells of single species. Steady state modelling of dissolution and bioturbation within the sedimentary mixed layer predicts age differences of up to several kiloyears due to the interplay between differential dissolution and fragmentation of foraminifer shells and bioturbation. The observation that fragile foraminiferal shells are systematically older than those of more robust species is more difficult to explain. Mechanisms of chemical erosion, interface dissolution, and sediment redistribution are all apparently unable to explain this phenomenon. A possible solution is presented in which a particular species may be represented by two distinct classes of shells which are more or less robust. In this case, differential dissolution and fragmentation causes an increase in the mean age as the fragile class contributes less to the remaining intact shells. This study highlights the vulnerability of low sedimentation rate cores to the effects of dissolution and bioturbation.
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 0.003623 * Median Longitude: 160.843623 * South-bound Latitude: 0.000000 * West-bound Longitude: 158.000000 * North-bound Latitude: 0.013833 * East-bound Longitude: 162.734660
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: m
Event(s):
MW9109-36BC  * Latitude: 0.000000 * Longitude: 158.000000 * Elevation: -2320.0 m * Location: Ontong Java Plateau * Campaign: MW9109 * Basis: Moana Wave * Method/Device: Box corer (BC)
MW9109-56BC  * Latitude: 0.000000 * Longitude: 162.000000 * Elevation: -4040.0 m * Location: Ontong Java Plateau * Campaign: MW9109 * Basis: Moana Wave * Method/Device: Box corer (BC)
MW9109-63BC  * Latitude: 0.013833 * Longitude: 160.639833 * Elevation: -3158.0 m * Location: Pacific * Campaign: MW9109 * Basis: Moana Wave * Method/Device: Piston corer (PC)
Comment:
All samples represent the 0 -3 cm interval. Measured by AMS at ETH, Zurich.
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
Latitude of eventLatitude
Longitude of eventLongitude
Optional event labelEvent 2
Event labelEvent
DEPTH, sediment/rockDepth sedmGeocode
Age, dated materialDated materialBarker, Stephen
Sample massSamp mmgBarker, Stephen
Age, datedAge datedkaBarker, StephenAge, 14C AMSages are for whole shells unless otherwise indicate
Age, dated standard deviationAge dated std dev±Barker, StephenAge, 14C AMSsample weigths for the two leaching experiments are the combined weight of the leach and residual analyses
Size:
78 data points

Data

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Latitude

Longitude

Event 2

Event

Depth sed [m]

Dated material

Samp m [mg]

Age dated [ka]

Age dated std dev [±]
0158MW9109-36BC 0Globigerinoides sacculifer20.23.6800.075
0158MW9109-36BC0Globigerinoides ruber13.14.4950.060
0158MW9109-36BC0Globigerinella aequilateralis25.73.3950.050
0158MW9109-36BC0Pulleniatina obliquiloculata32.13.3000.050
0158MW9109-36BC0Globorotalia tumida31.92.2700.055
0158MW9109-36BC0Pulleniatina obliquiloculata fragments21.24.3450.070
0161MW9109-63BC 0Globigerinoides sacculifer24.54.5600.055
0161MW9109-63BC0Globigerinella aequilateralis24.33.5600.055
0161MW9109-63BC0Pulleniatina obliquiloculata (leach)29.93.2400.055
0161MW9109-63BC0Pulleniatina obliquiloculata (residual)3.2950.055
0161MW9109-63BC0Globorotalia tumida (leach)44.62.3950.050
0161MW9109-63BC0Globorotalia tumida (residual)2.3500.050
0161MW9109-63BC0Pulleniatina obliquiloculata fragments24.74.1500.060
0162MW9109-56BC 0Pulleniatina obliquiloculata17.84.0400.055
0162MW9109-56BC0Globorotalia tumida31.53.2700.050
0163MW9109-74BC 0Pulleniatina obliquiloculata23.94.1800.055
0163MW9109-74BC0Globorotalia tumida26.93.3750.050
0163MW9109-74BC0Pulleniatina obliquiloculata fragments19.75.2950.075
0163MW9109-74BC0Globorotalia tumida fragments24.25.7500.055
0163MW9109-74BC0mixed fragments (Pulleniatina obliquiloculata + Globorotalia tumida)17.75.4250.060