Oligocene strontium isotope stratigraphy of Indian Ocean sediments

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Strontium isotope (87Sr/86Sr) ages have been established for Oligocene samples of Leg 119 Site 744, Leg 120 Sites 747 and 748, and Leg 121 Sites 756 and 757. Ages were determined using the strontium isotope age equation of Miller et al. (1988) and preliminary correlations have been made with available nannofossil biostratigraphy. The strontium isotope ages calculated here augment biostratigraphy, which for the Oligocene is characterized by long biozones, and provide additional detail where the paleomagnetic record is not clear (Sites 756 and 757). Results from the lower latitude Ninetyeast Ridge sites where standard calcareous nannofossil datums are present are compared to those of the higher latitude Kerguelen Plateau sites in order to examine biostratigraphic events across latitude in the Indian Ocean. The 87Sr/86Sr determined ages are used here as a tool for correlation.

Supplement to: Pospichal, James J; Wei, Wuchang; Wise, Sherwood W (1991): Data report: Indian Ocean Oligocene strontium isotope stratigraphy, Legs 119-121, Kerguelen Plateau and Ninetyeast Ridge. In: Weissel, J; Peirce, J; Taylor, E; et al. (eds.), Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results, College Station, TX (Ocean Drilling Program), 121, 921-930

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DOI https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.759766
Related Identifier https://doi.org/10.2973/odp.proc.sr.121.182.1991
Metadata Access https://ws.pangaea.de/oai/provider?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=datacite4&identifier=oai:pangaea.de:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.759766
Provenance
Creator Pospichal, James J; Wei, Wuchang; Wise, Sherwood W
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 1991
Rights Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
OpenAccess true
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Resource Type Supplementary Publication Series of Datasets; Collection
Format application/zip
Size 5 datasets
Discipline Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage (-46.096W, -65.161S, 88.182E, -17.024N); South Atlantic/BANK; South Atlantic/FLANK; South Atlantic Ocean; South Indian Ridge, South Indian Ocean
Temporal Coverage Begin 1974-05-04T00:00:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 1988-06-04T06:15:00Z