LIN Zhen, YU Hongjun, XU Xingyong, YANG Jichao, YI Liang, FU Tengfei, LV Wenzhe. Geochemistry and provenance of the sediment from the west flank of the spreading southwest Indian Oceanic Ridge (34.9°S)[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology, 2018, 38(5): 14-29. DOI: 10.16562/j.cnki.0256-1492.2018.05.002
Citation: LIN Zhen, YU Hongjun, XU Xingyong, YANG Jichao, YI Liang, FU Tengfei, LV Wenzhe. Geochemistry and provenance of the sediment from the west flank of the spreading southwest Indian Oceanic Ridge (34.9°S)[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology, 2018, 38(5): 14-29. DOI: 10.16562/j.cnki.0256-1492.2018.05.002
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Geochemistry and provenance of the sediment from the west flank of the spreading southwest Indian Oceanic Ridge (34.9°S)

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    Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, China Academy of Sciences, Sanya 572000, China

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    National Deep Sea Center, Qingdao 266237, China

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    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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    The First Institute of Oceanography, Sate Ocean Administration, Qingdao 266061, China

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    Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China

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  • Received Date: May 04, 2017
  • Revised Date: June 11, 2017
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  • The multi-origin sediments on the southwest Indian Ridge (SWIR) are the archive of environmental evolution of the region. The study of sediment characteristics and provenances founded the basis of paleoceanographic study. In this paper, we analyzed the deep-sea sediment samples from a gravity core sampled at 34.9°S on the spreading SWIR, and a comprehensive data set was constructed for their bulk chemical compositions, including major elements, trace elements, and bio-components. As the data show, the bulk samples are dominated by bio-components, consisting of high bio-carbonate and low bio-silica. The distribution patterns of major elements are rather accordant. Except for Ca, Sr, and LOI, the correlation coefficient of other major elements are greater than 0.8. Based on the properties of bio-components of sediment, we computed the weight percentage of each bio-component. Removed the bio-components from the bulk, we recalculated the weight percentage of non-biotic elements. The data is used as geochemical proxies to study the potential sources. It is found that the abiotic component of the sediment is mainly terrestrial and local origin. The primary source is the aeolian dust from southern Africa, with a small amount of deposits from hydrothermal sulfide and manganese crust.
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