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Hendry, Katharine R; Pryer, Helena V; Bates, Stephanie L (2024): Stable silicon isotope composition of sponge spicules from the Schultz Massif Seamount, Arctic [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.965455

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Abstract:
The stable silicon isotopic composition of siliceous sponge skeletal elements, spicules, is a potential archive of past dissolved silicon (silicic acid, or DSi) concentrations in bottom waters. Several field-based studies have shown that there is a non-linear relationship between the concentration of ambient DSi and both the isotopic composition (denoted by d30Si) of spicules and apparent isotopic fractionation by sponges during growth. There is considerable scatter in the calibration, with some studies highlighting variation within an individual sponge, and between individuals in both monospecific and more diverse populations. When reconstructing past DSi, it is only possible to differentiate spicules by their morphology, which in many cases will not be taxonomically diagnostic. However, there has yet to be a systematic study of core top and downcore d30Si measurements from different spicule types. Here we address that gap using spicules extracted from two shallow sediment cores from the Schultz Massif Seamount between the Norwegian and Greenland Seas collected on R/V G.O.Sars expedition GS2016109A. Sediments were sliced at 1cm intervals, washed and dried, and spicules hand-picked out and sorted by morphological type. The spicules were dissolved and analysed for silicon isotopic composition using a multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS).
Keyword(s):
Arctic; silicon isotope; spicule; sponge
Funding:
Horizon 2020 (H2020), grant/award no. 678371: Isotope CYcling in the LABrador Sea
Horizon 2020 (H2020), grant/award no. 679849: Deep-sea Sponge Grounds Ecosystems of the North Atlantic
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 73.811746 * Median Longitude: 7.513967 * South-bound Latitude: 73.811733 * West-bound Longitude: 7.513967 * North-bound Latitude: 73.811750 * East-bound Longitude: 7.513967
Date/Time Start: 2016-06-21T11:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2016-06-21T13:15:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.0050 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.1550 m
Event(s):
GS2016109A-09-BC-01 * Latitude Start: 73.811750 * Longitude Start: 7.513970 * Latitude End: 73.811750 * Longitude End: 7.513970 * Date/Time Start: 2016-06-21T11:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2016-06-21T12:00:00 * Elevation Start: -773.0 m * Elevation End: -773.0 m * Location: Schultz Bank * Campaign: GS2016109A (GS16A-202) * Basis: G. O. Sars (2003) * Method/Device: Box corer (BC) * Comment: penetrated 16 cm
GS2016109A-10-BC-02 * Latitude Start: 73.811720 * Longitude Start: 7.513930 * Latitude End: 73.811730 * Longitude End: 7.513970 * Date/Time Start: 2016-06-21T12:20:00 * Date/Time End: 2016-06-21T13:15:00 * Elevation Start: -765.0 m * Elevation End: -770.0 m * Location: Schultz Bank * Campaign: GS2016109A (GS16A-202) * Basis: G. O. Sars (2003) * Method/Device: Box corer (BC) * Comment: penetrated 10 cm
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1Event labelEventHendry, Katharine R
2Sample IDSample IDHendry, Katharine R
3CoreCoreHendry, Katharine R
4LATITUDELatitudeHendry, Katharine RGeocode
5LONGITUDELongitudeHendry, Katharine RGeocode
6Depth, bathymetricBathy depthmHendry, Katharine R
7DEPTH, sediment/rockDepth sedmHendry, Katharine RGeocode – sample mid-depth
8Sponge spicule typeSpicule typeHendry, Katharine R
9Sponge spiculae, δ30SiSponge spic δ30Si‰ NBSHendry, Katharine RMulti-Collector ICP-MS (MC-ICP-MS)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
475 data points

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