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Miocene Glacial Dynamics Recorded by Variations in Magnetic Properties in the ANDRILL-2A Drill Core

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Jovane, Luigi [1, 2] ; Florindo, Fabio [3, 1] ; Acton, Gary [4] ; Ohneiser, Christian [5] ; Sagnotti, Leonardo [3] ; Strada, Eleonora [3] ; Verosub, Kenneth L. [6] ; Wilson, Gary S. [5] ; Iacoviello, Francesco [1, 7] ; Levy, Richard H. [8] ; Passchier, Sandra [9]
Total Authors: 11
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Oceanog, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[2] Western Washington Univ, Dept Geol, Bellingham, WA 98225 - USA
[3] Ist Nazl Geofis & Vulcanol, Rome - Italy
[4] Texas A&M Univ, Int Ocean Discovery Program, College Stn, TX - USA
[5] Univ Otago, Dept Geol, Dunedin - New Zealand
[6] Univ Calif Davis, Dept Earth & Planetary Sci, Davis, CA 95616 - USA
[7] UCL, Dept Chem Engn, London - England
[8] GNS Sci, Dept Paleontol, Lower Hutt - New Zealand
[9] Montclair State Univ, Dept Earth & Environm Sci, Montclair, NJ - USA
Total Affiliations: 9
Document type: Journal article
Source: JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH; v. 124, n. 3, p. 2297-2312, MAR 2019.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

During the 2007 ANtarctic geological DRILLing (ANDRILL) campaign in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, the AND-2A core was recovered through a stratigraphic succession spanning 1,138.54m of Neogene sedimentary rocks that include an expanded early to middle Miocene sequence. The study reported here focuses on the magnetic properties of the interval from 778.63m below sea floor (mbsf) to 1,138.54mbsf, which comprises a time interval spanning 1.5Myr, from 18.7 to 20.2Ma. We recognize three main pulses of increased input of magnetic materials to the drill site between 778.34-903.06, 950.55-995.78, and 1,040-1,103.96mbsf. Trends in the magnetic mineral concentration dependent parameters mirror changes in the proportion of sediments derived from McMurdo Volcanic Group rocks. We suggest that these pulses in magnetic mineral concentration reflect changes in sediment transport processes associated with changing glacial conditions at the drill site that included (1) subglacial and grounding zone proximal settings, (2) hemipelagic and neritic conditions with abundant sediment-rich icebergs, and (3) grounding zone-distal environment that was covered by land-fast multiyear sea ice or a fringing ice shelf. The magnetic minerals record preserved in the AND-2A core supports other data that indicate a highly dynamic and variable coastal environment during the early Miocene, where glaciers retreated inland under warm climatic conditions and advanced beyond the drill site across the continental shelf when cold climate prevailed. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 11/22018-3 - Primary productivity in oceans studying magnetotactic bacteria in sediments
Grantee:Luigi Jovane
Support Opportunities: Research Program on Global Climate Change - Young Investigators