Distribution and origin of authigenic smectite clays in Cape Roberts Project Core 3, Victoria Land Basin, Antarctica
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2007-1047-SRP-057
By: A.W. Priestas and S.W. Wise
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Abstract
Of some 800 m of lower Oligocene marine sediments cored continuously from the seafloor in the Victoria
Land Basin of Antarctica at Cape Roberts Site CRP-3, the lower 500 m exhibit authigenic smectite clay coats on
shallow-water sandstone grains. A scanning electron microscope/EDS study of 46 fracture sections confirms that the
distribution of the clay coats through the unit is not uniform or evenly distributed, but rather varies with depth, original
porosity, and the kinds and abundance of source materials. Our results suggest that smectite emplacement resulted from
in-situ, low-temperature burial diagenesis rather than hydrothermal or fault-focused thermobaric fluids.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Distribution and origin of authigenic smectite clays in Cape Roberts Project Core 3, Victoria Land Basin, Antarctica |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2007-1047-SRP-057 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20071047SRP057 |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Description | Report: 5 p.; Plate 1: 3 p.; Place 2: 6 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Larger Work Title | Antarctica: A Keystone in a Changing World--Online Proceedings for the Tenth International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences. Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.--August 26 to September 1, 2007 |
| Other Geospatial | Antarctica;Victoria Land |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |
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