Carbon, nitrogen and sulphur of sediment core CRP-1 (Table 1)

Sediments and rocks recovered in CRP-1 coring operations contain relatively little organic matter (average 0.4% TOC) and very small amounts of solvent-soluble organic matter ( average 60 µg bitumen/g rock). The kerogen recovered from these rocks has atomic H:C ratios that range from 0.7 to 1.0 and atomic O:C ratios that range from 0.14-0.22. This range of values could be produced by mixing coal detritus with aquatic organic matter. Coal with the O:C ratios necessary to produce the kerogen present in the CRP-1 samples occurs in outcrops of the Permian Beacon Supergroup proximal to the drillsite.

Measurements were made using the technique of Hedges and Stern (1984, Limnology and Oceanography, 29: 657-663)

Supplement to: Kettler, Richard M (1998): Preliminary results of bitumen and kerogen analyses of the CRP-1. Terra Antartica, 5(3), 669-672

Identifier
DOI https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.53140
PID https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.28326.d001
Metadata Access https://ws.pangaea.de/oai/provider?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=datacite4&identifier=oai:pangaea.de:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.53140
Provenance
Creator Kettler, Richard M
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 1998
Rights Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
OpenAccess true
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Language English
Resource Type Supplementary Dataset; Dataset
Format text/tab-separated-values
Size 250 data points
Discipline Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage (163.755 LON, -77.008 LAT); off Cape Roberts, Ross Sea, Antarctica
Temporal Coverage Begin 1997-10-17T01:30:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 1997-10-24T02:00:00Z