Contenidos de CaCO3 en los pares marga-caliza del Maastrichtiense y Daniense en Sopelana, Arco Vasco: facies grises frente a facies rojas

The Sopelana sea-cliff section exposes a continuous marl-limestone alternation from the Lower Maastrichtian to the Danian, in the deep Basque Arc domain. The high-resolution analysis (% CaCO3) of the Lower- Upper Maastrichtian couplets confirms a simple and regular layout versus a more complex behav...

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Autores: Santander, J., Sopelana, A., Ramírez Rodríguez, J. A., García Peregrina, I., Castaños, Jone, Díez López, A., Perdigón, O., Elorza, Javier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/8349
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/8349
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Marl-limestone couplets
Climatic cooling
Early-Late Maastrichtian
Danian
Basque Arc
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Sumario:The Sopelana sea-cliff section exposes a continuous marl-limestone alternation from the Lower Maastrichtian to the Danian, in the deep Basque Arc domain. The high-resolution analysis (% CaCO3) of the Lower- Upper Maastrichtian couplets confirms a simple and regular layout versus a more complex behaviour of the Danian couplets. The marl and limestone mean values of the Upper Maastrichtian point out a continental debris enrichment. The early entry of deep, cold, oxygenated water produces a gradual (grey/ yellowgreenish/ red) change of coloration in the Lower Maastrichtian couplets. It is the beginning of the Cretaceous oceanic red beds (CORB´s). The “bleaching” around macrofossil nucleus and small fractures in the red facies shows a small diagenetic stage due to the influx of reducing fluids