Greiffenhagen, Luis; Titschack, Jürgen; Wienberg, Claudia; Hebbeln, Dierk (2026): Total organic carbon and total inorganic carbon content data of sediment core GeoB16310-2 from a coral mound in the Campeche Mound Province, Gulf of Mexico, MARIA S. MERIAN cruise MSM20/4 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.987056
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Published: 2026-06-01 • DOI registered: 2026-06-01
Abstract:
GeoB16310-2 is a gravity core taken from a coral mound (Ixchel Mound) in the Campeche Mound Province, Gulf of Mexico. Here we measure the TIC/TOC content in wt.% from the mound's sediments at a roughly comparable time interval, using a LECO CS 744 at the Department of Geosciences, University of Bremen, Germany. Thereby, sub-samples were measured for total carbon content before and after treatment with hydrochloric acid (i.e. TOC remains, TIC dissolves). TIC was calculated from the difference between TC and TOC (first and second measurement per sample). This contributes to a multi-step analysis of the core with the aim to calculate the total carbon accumulation (organic and inorganic carbon) within the mound.
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Greiffenhagen, Luis; Titschack, Jürgen; Wienberg, Claudia; De Clippele, Laurence Helene; Matos, Lelia; Gafeira, Joanna; Schröder-Ritzrau, Andrea; Arul, K; Frank, N; Hebbeln, Dierk (accepted): Large-Scale Carbon Storage in the Deep Sea through Cold-water Coral Mounds off the Campeche Bank, Gulf of Mexico. Coral Reefs, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-026-02892-1
Project(s):
The Ocean Floor - Earth's Uncharted Interface (ClusterOceanFloor)
Funding:
German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. 390741603: EXC 2077: The Ocean Floor – Earth's Uncharted Interface
Coverage:
Latitude: 23.824050 * Longitude: -87.170283
Date/Time Start: 2012-03-22T23:07:00 * Date/Time End: 2012-03-22T23:07:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.15 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 4.85 m
Event(s):
GeoB16310-2 (MSM20/096-2) * Latitude: 23.824050 * Longitude: -87.170283 * Date/Time: 2012-03-22T23:07:00 * Elevation: -565.0 m * Recovery: 5.01 m * Location: Campeche Bank * Campaign: MSM20/4 (WACOM) * Basis: Maria S. Merian * Method/Device: Gravity corer (GC) * Comment: coral-bearing core, over the top, top (~2m) was lost, just a few coral fragments were recoverd and sieved and dried
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEPTH, sediment/rock | Depth sed | m | Greiffenhagen, Luis | Geocode | |
| 2 | Carbon, organic, total | TOC | % | Greiffenhagen, Luis | Elemental analyzer, LECO, CS744 | wt% |
| 3 | Carbon, inorganic, total | TIC | % | Greiffenhagen, Luis | Elemental analyzer, LECO, CS744 | wt% |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
30 data points