Mössbauer, X-ray fluorescence and paleomagnetic studies of deep-sea sediments from the Peru Basin: Two million years of sedimentation history

M. Drodt*, A. X. Trautwein, Iris König, E. Suess, M. J. Dekkers

*Corresponding author for this work

Abstract

Sediment cores with different sub-bottom depths (I: 45 cm and II: 700 cm) from the Peru Basin have been investigated. From the depth profile of the relative amount of Fe(II) a redox zone is obtained which correlates with the organic carbon flux into the sediment (core I). Mössbauer parameters suggest that the iron in the sediments is mainly contained in clay minerals and to varying extent also in goethite.

Original languageEnglish
JournalNuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica D - Condensed Matter, Atomic, Molecular and Chemical Physics, Biophysics
Volume18
Issue number2-3
Pages (from-to)341-345
Number of pages5
ISSN0392-6737
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01.01.1996

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