Niemitz, Jeffrey W (1982): Chemical composition and elemental oxide ratios to AI2O3 of bulk solids at DSDP Leg 64 Holes [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.818551, Supplement to: Niemitz, JW (1982): Geochemistry of sediments, Leg 64, Gulf of California. In: Curray, JR; Moore, DG; et al. (eds.), Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project (U.S. Govt. Printing Office), 64, 695-713, https://doi.org/10.2973/dsdp.proc.64.117.1982
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Abstract:
Analyses of sediments from Leg 64 sites reveal a diverse and in one case unique geochemistry. Sites are characterized by high heat flow along an active, divergent plate boundary, or rapid accumulation of diatom muds, or both. The geochemical trends of Sites 474-476 at the tip of Baja California reflect changes4n the percentages of sedimentary components - particularly biogenous matter and mineralogy - that support interpretations of sedimentary environments inferred to be present since the commencement of subsidence along this young, passive continental margin. The sediments below dolerite sills in Holes 477, 477A, 478, and 481 show major mineralogic and chemical deviations from "average" hemipelagic sediments. The sills appear to have two functions: (1) they allow hydrothermal circulation and metamorphism in a partially closed system by trapping heat and fluids emanating from below, and (2) they expel heated interstitial fluids at the moment of intrusion and mobilize elements, most likely leading to the formation of metalliferous deposits along the surface traces of normal faults in the basin. The hydrothermal system as a whole appears to be localized and ephemeral, as is indicated by the lack of similar geochemical trends and high heat flow at Sites 478 and 481. Site 479 illustrates sedimentation in an oxygen-minimum zone with anoxic sediments and concomitant geochemical trends, especially for MnO. With few exceptions, geochemical trends are remarkably constant with depth, suggesting that Site 479 can serve as an "internal" standard or average sediment against which the magnitude of hydrothermal alteration at the basinal Sites 477, 478, and 481 can be measured.
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: 25.432558 * Median Longitude: -110.342078 * South-bound Latitude: 22.959300 * West-bound Longitude: -111.624800 * North-bound Latitude: 27.846000 * East-bound Longitude: -108.978000
Date/Time Start: 1978-12-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1979-01-03T00:00:00
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64-474 * Latitude: 22.962000 * Longitude: -108.980700 * Date/Time: 1978-12-02T00:00:00 * Elevation: -3023.0 m * Penetration: 182.5 m * Recovery: 77.2 m * Location: North Pacific/Gulf of California/BASIN * Campaign: Leg64 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 19 cores; 173 m cored; 9.5 m drilled; 44.6 % recovery
64-474A * Latitude: 22.959300 * Longitude: -108.978000 * Date/Time: 1978-12-02T00:00:00 * Elevation: -3022.0 m * Penetration: 626 m * Recovery: 290.1 m * Location: North Pacific/Gulf of California/BASIN * Campaign: Leg64 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 49 cores; 453 m cored; 9.5 m drilled; 64 % recovery
64-475 * Latitude: 23.050500 * Longitude: -109.053200 * Date/Time: 1978-12-10T00:00:00 * Elevation: -2631.0 m * Penetration: 196 m * Recovery: 127.8 m * Location: North Pacific/Gulf of California/SLOPE * Campaign: Leg64 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 21 cores; 196 m cored; 0 m drilled; 65.2 % recovery
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- Niemitz, JW (1982): (Table 3) Elemental oxide ratios to AI2O3 of bulk solids at DSDP Leg 64 Holes. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.818550
- Niemitz, JW (1982): (Table 1) Chemical composition of bulk solids at DSDP Leg 64 Holes. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.818549