Geological Society of America

T129 Advances in Non-Traditional Stable Isotope Measurements and Utility as Proxies in Modern and Paleo-Settings II

Monday, 16 October 2023
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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EARLY DIAGENETIC EVALUATION OF STABLE STRONTIUM ISOTOPES IN SHALLOW CARBONATE SEDIMENTS

Paper number: T129-5
Program: Technical Sessions
Time: 2:20 PM – 2:35 PM

Authors

Jiuyuan Wang Presenting Author
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Boriana Kalderon-Asael
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Amanda M. Oehlert
University of Miami- Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Miami, FL
R. Pamela Reid
University of Miami- Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Miami, FL
Brooke Vitek
University of Miami- Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Miami, FL
Noah J. Planavsky
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Lidya Tarhan
Yale University, New Haven, CT

Abstract

The stable strontium isotope composition of carbonate has emerged as a promising proxy for carbon cycling in both modern and ancient oceans. However, the behavior of the Sr isotope system during diagenetic processes remains under-constrained, hampering broader application of this proxy system. In this contribution, we present stable Sr isotope (δ88Sr) and other geochemical data for carbonate sediments from two Bahamian shallow cores. The two cores represent different carbonate compositions and depositional settings—one was collected from a lagoonal environment and is composed of coarse-grained allochthonous limestone (from rudstone to floatstone), whereas the other was collected from the Great Bahamas Bank platform and is composed of oolitic grainstone. Sediments from different depths as well as associated porewaters were analyzed. We found that the mean value of δ88Sr in the carbonate sediments are 0.2‰ lower than that of the porewater. Although porewater δ88Sr values increase and then decrease with depth, sediment δ88Sr values appear to be decoupled from porewater variation. Moreover, the sediments from different cores yield distinct mean δ88Sr values, likely reflecting different sediment compositions associated with the two depositional environments.

Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 55, No. 6

doi: 10.1130/abs/2023AM-391158

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