Organic-carbon deposition in the Cretaceous of the Ionian Basin, NW Greece : the Paquier Event (OAE 1b) revisited
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2004
Citazione:
Organic-carbon deposition in the Cretaceous of the Ionian Basin, NW Greece : the Paquier Event (OAE 1b) revisited / H. Tsikos, V. Karakitsios, Y. van Breugel, B. Walsworth-Bell, L. Bombardiere, M.R. Petrizzo, J.S. Sinninghe-Damsté, S. Schouten, E. Erba, I. Premoli Silva, P. Farrimonnd, R. Tyson, H.C. Jenkyns. - In: GEOLOGICAL MAGAZINE. - ISSN 0016-7568. - 141:4(2004), pp. 401-416.
Abstract:
We present new stable (C, O) isotopic, biostratigraphic and organic geochemical data for
the Vigla Shale Member of the Ionian Zone inNWGreece, in order to characterize organic carbon-richstrata that potentially record the impact of Cretaceous Oceanic Anoxic Events (OAEs). In a sectionexposed near Gotzikas (NW Epirus), we sampled a number of decimetre-thick, organic carbon-rich units enclosed within marly, locally silicified, Vigla Limestone (Berriasian–Turonian). All these units are characterized by largely comparable bulk geochemical characteristics, indicating a common marine origin and low thermal maturity. However, the stratigraphically highest of these black shales is further distinguished by its much higher total organic-carbon (TOC) content (28.9 wt%) and Hydrogen Index
(HI) (529), and much enriched !13Corg value (−22.1‰). Planktonic foraminiferal and calcareous
nannofossil biostratigraphy indicate a lower to middle Albian age for the strata immediately above,
and a lower Aptian age for the strata below, the uppermost black shale. In terms of molecular organic
geochemistry, the latter black shale is also relatively enriched in specific isoprenoidal compounds(especially monocyclic isoprenoids), whose isotopic values are as high as −15‰, indicating a
substantial archaeal contribution to the organic matter. The striking similarities between the molecular signatures of the uppermost Vigla black shale and coeval organic-rich strata from SE France and theNorth Atlantic (ODP Site 1049C) indicate that this level constitutes a record of the Paquier Event(OAE 1b).
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Albian; Carbon; Cretaceous; Isotopes; Stratigraphy
Elenco autori:
H. Tsikos, V. Karakitsios, Y. van Breugel, B. Walsworth-Bell, L. Bombardiere, M.R. Petrizzo, J.S. Sinninghe-Damsté, S. Schouten, E. Erba, I. Premoli Silva, P. Farrimonnd, R. Tyson, H.C. Jenkyns
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