MgCO₃ contents, structure, and carbon and oxygen isotope compositions of fibrous crystals in a Miocene methane seep carbonate

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Primary fibrous dolomite has been reported in cavity systems in Neoproterozoic reefal and platformal carbonates. It is surprising to find fibrous dolomite in Miocene methane seep carbonates from Marmorito, northwest Italy. To study the formation of the fibrous crystals, we selected points of interest and measured the main compositions, MgCO₃ contents, structure and carbon and oxygen isotope compositions in 2021. Main compositions were analysed by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy equipped with a scanning electron microscope. The MgCO₃ contents were obtained from Raman spectroscopy and electron probe microanalysis. Structures of the fibrous crystals were measured by synchrotron X-ray diffraction. Carbon and oxygen isotope compositions were determined by a gas isotope ratio mass spectrometer. The results suggest that the fibrous crystals in the Marmorito seep carbonates were directly formed from pore water dominated by sulphate-driven anaerobic oxidation of methane. Their formation conditions help to constrain the formation conditions of the Neoproterozoic counterparts.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.963595
Related Identifier IsSupplementTo https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01021-y
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Creator Lu, Yang ORCID logo; Paulmann, Carsten; Mihailova, Boriana ORCID logo; Malcherek, Thomas; Birgel, Daniel; López Correa, Matthias ORCID logo; Lin, Zhiyong ORCID logo; Lu, Liuyi; Milker, Yvonne ORCID logo; Peckmann, Jörn ORCID logo
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 2023
Rights Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Resource Type Bundled Publication of Datasets; Collection
Format application/zip
Size 5 datasets
Discipline Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage (8.017 LON, 45.068 LAT)