Geochemical signatures in Late Triassic brachiopods from New Caledonia

C. V. Ullmann; H. J. Campbell; R. Frei; C. Korte

doi:10.1080/00288306.2014.958175

Geochemical signatures in Late Triassic brachiopods from New Caledonia

C. V. Ullmann^*, H. J. Campbell, R. Frei, C. Korte

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Abstract

Brachiopod fossils from the sedimentary sequences of the Téremba Terrane (New Caledonia) provide a unique opportunity to study the environmental parameters of the Late Triassic. ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios, δ¹³C and δ¹⁸O values, and Sr/Ca, Mg/Ca and Mn/Ca ratios were measured on brachiopods from Oretian to Otapirian (Norian to Rhaetian) fossil localities of the Baie de St.-Vincent area. Post-depositional impacts on the geochemical proxies were investigated by analysing calcite cements and partly recrystallized shell material. Diagenetic fluids carried strontium with a low ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratio of c. 0.7065, and light δ¹³C values of c.-20‰, suggesting major contributions by oxidized organic matter. Diagenetic equilibrium was reached at δ¹⁸O values of c.-12‰, very low Sr/Ca ratios of < 0.05 mmol/mol and locally variable Mn/Ca ratios of up to 5.9 mmol/mol. Results from the best-preserved samples suggest that calcification temperatures of Warepan and Otapirian brachiopods from New Caledonia were consistently ≥ 15 °C.

Original language	English
Journal	New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Volume	57
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	420-431
Number of pages	12
ISSN	0028-8306
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00288306.2014.958175
Publication status	Published - Oct 2014

Keywords

Sr/Sr
Brachiopod
Diagenesis
New Caledonia
Stable isotopes
Trace elements

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Geochemical signatures in Late Triassic brachiopods from New Caledonia

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