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Anil Babu, G.
- Changes in Seawater 87Sr/86Sr Curve during Early Miocene to Early Late Miocene: Implications of ODP Site 758A Record
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1 National Geophysical Research institute, Uppal Road, Hyderabad - 500 007, IN
1 National Geophysical Research institute, Uppal Road, Hyderabad - 500 007, IN
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Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 65, No 2 (2005), Pagination: 147-157Abstract
A seawater 87Sr/86Sr record is generated for early Miocene to early late Miocene based on measurements of 114 samples of cleaned planktonic foraminifera from Ocean Drilling Program site 758 (Hole 758A) in the eastern Indian Ocean. Age model for this Site is based on nannofossil events and interpolated numerical ages are compared with Sr Isotopically-Derived ages, There is a fairly good agreement between the two stratigraphic tools (<±1.5 Ma). 87Sr/86Sr ratio during ∼23.7 Ma to ∼8.1 Ma increased from 0.70828 to 0.70895, with variations in the rate of 87Sr/86Sr increase. Seventh-Order polynomial fit curve shows the 87Sr/86Sr increase rates of 44 ×10-6m .y.-1 for -23.7 to ∼19.2 Ma, 41 × 10-6 m.y.-1 for -18.2 to - 10.8 Ma, and 25 × 10-6 m.y.-1 for ∼10.8 to ∼8.1 Ma. These rates are broadly consistent with the growth rates of 87Sr/86Sr reported from other DSDP and ODP sites with some minor differences.A composite Sr isotope curve constructed for the 24-8 Ma is broken into three linear segments with a different linear regression equation. The overall rate of 87Sr/86Sr increase for ∼24-8 Ma at site 758A (40 x 10-6 m.y.-1) is in agreement with the rate of 87Sr/86increase of the composite curve (42 x 10-6 m.y.-1).