The OAE1a in Cuchía (Early Aptian, Spain): C and O geochemistry and global correlation

• Autorzy: García-Mondéjar J. , Fernández-Mendiola P. A. , Owen H. G.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1515/agp-2015-0023

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

C-isotopes, TOC and O geochemical data from the lower Aptian Cuchía section in the western Basque-Cantabrian basin (BCB) allow an accurate delimitation of the OAE1a-equivalent and its geochemical Menegatti´s segments, a detailed δ¹³C_carb correlation with regional and interregional sections, and a high-resolution construction of TOC and bulk-rock δ¹⁸O_carb curves and their interpretation. The δ¹³C_carb values range from -2‰ and +4‰ (VPDB). They agree with previous data from the eastern BCB sections (Aralar) confirming the ammonite age of the OAE1a in the Basque-Cantabrian basin: Deshayesites forbesi, Deshayesites deshayesi, and Deshayesites deshayesi-Dufrenoyia furcata transition Zones. Interregional δ¹³C_carb correlation with pelagic (Cismon, Italy, and Mid-Pacific Mountains, DSDP Site 463) and neritic (Roquefort-La Bédoule, France) core sections, reveals a common profile of a wide negative excursion characteristic of the OAE1a. It consists of a double trough separated by a flat relative maximum, with two negative spikes in the upper trough of neritic sections. TOC absolute values range from 0.12% to 1.37%. Segments of the TOC curve with persistent low values closely correspond with descending segments of the δ¹³C_carb curve, and are attributed to lesser organic productivity in the BCB. Detailed bulk-rock δ¹⁸O_carb data (-5.71‰ to -1.05 ‰ PDB) and variation curve show two main positive O-isotope shifts and three minor positive inflections, within a general negative trend characteristic of the OAE1a. The two major positive shifts correspond to both shallowing upwards sequences and the lowermost can be related to a eustatic sea level fall. Independent interregional correlation of the O-isotope shifts with C-isotopes supports their interpretation as punctuating colder events within a general warming trend.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Cretaceous; Aptian; Basque-Cantabrian Basin; C-O isotopes; TOC

PL

kreda; apt; izotopy

• Wydawca: Faculty of Geology of the University of Warsaw ; Komitet Nauk Geologicznych PAN
• Czasopismo: Acta Geologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: Vol. 65, no. 4
• Strony: 525--543
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 72 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

García-Mondéjar J.

• Department of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology, Universidad del País Vasco, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, PO Box 644, E-48080, Spain

autor

Fernández-Mendiola P. A.

• Department of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology, Universidad del País Vasco, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, PO Box 644, E-48080, Spain

autor

Owen H. G.

• Natural History Museum of London, Department of Earth Sciences, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK

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