Methane-Derived Marine Carbonates of Pleistocene Age
- 15 August 1969
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 165 (3894), 690-692
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.165.3894.690
Abstract
In some calcium carbonate-bearing sandstones from the edge of the continental shelf off the northeast United States, the δC13 range is from -30 and -60 per mil for both aragonite and high-magnesium calcite. The δC13 of co-existing shells of Modiolus sp. is normal (+ 1.7 to -2.7 per mil). The δO18 values of around + 3.5 per mil in all samples suggest deposition at temperatures around 0°C. Quaternary methane oxidized either chemically or microbiologically to carbon dioxide is the probable source of carbon in these carbonates.Keywords
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