Aragonite preservation in late Quaternary sediment cores on the Brazilian Continental Slope: implications for intermediate water circulation |
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Authors: | S. Gerhardt H. Groth C. Rühlemann R. Henrich |
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Affiliation: | Fachbereich Geowissenschaften, Universit?t Bremen, Postfach 330440, D-28334 Bremen, Germany Tel.: +49-0421-2187135 Fax: +49-0421-2187431 e-mail: sgerhardt@mail.sedpal.uni-bremen.de, DE
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Abstract: | We present late Quaternary records of aragonite preservation determined for sediment cores recovered on the Brazilian Continental Slope (1790–2585 m water depth) where North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) dominates at present. We have used various indirect dissolution proxies (carbonate content, aragonite/calcite contents, and sand percentages) as well as gastropodal abundances and fragmentation of Limacina inflata to determine the state of aragonite preservation. In addition, microscopic investigations of the dissolution susceptibility of three Limacina species yielded the Limacina Dissolution Index which correlates well with most of the other proxies. Excellent preservation of aragonite was found in the Holocene section, whereas aragonite dissolution gradually increases downcore. This general pattern is attributed to an overall increase in aragonite corrosiveness of pore waters. Overprinted on this early diagenetic trend are high-frequency fluctuations of aragonite preservation, which may be related to climatically induced variations of intermediate water masses. Received: 9 November 1998 / Accepted: 25 August 1999 |
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Keywords: | Pteropods Aragonite preservation South Atlantic Brazilian Continental Slope North Atlantic Deep Water Antarctic Intermediate Water |
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